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How often do I think about them or how often do they scare me? Those are two very different lists.
Terrorism doesn't scare me one bit, but I think about it all the time because I'm constantly debating about it.
AIDS still worries me, but it's not an immediate concern so far as my own health. It's more a problem somewhere else that needs to be addressed and taken seriously.
Cancer scares me quite a bit. I have family history and I suspect that down the road I'm likely to contract it in some way. I don't smoke, I wear sunscreen spf 15 or higher, I eat plenty of fruits and veggies high in antioxidants, I have a low consumption of alcohol, I no longer eat red meat and I'm going to stop drinking milk soon, I have a healthy diet, and I exercise, but even with a healthy lifestyle it's possible to get cancer.
Other health threat? Heart disease. This one scares the shit out of me. I have a rather extensive family history of heart disease from both sides of the family, I was born with several defects in my cardiovascular system, and I have medium-high blood pressure. Despite what I described above I'm still at high risk for heart problems. Alzheimer's: I also have a family history of dementia, which means that I could lose my mind later in life. This is probably the scariest.
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