Poll: Ebola a Bigger Health Concern for Americans Than Obesity and Cancer

According to a new Gallup poll, Ebola tops the diseases that Americans consider the biggest health concern in the country today.

The poll shows 17 percent are most concerned about the Ebola virus, while obesity and cancer were each the top concerns of 10 percent.

The leading health worries cited by Americans are access to health care and the cost of health care. Nineteen percent of Americans cited healthcare costs as their top worry, and access to insurance coverage came in second at 18 percent.