Personally, I'm hoping it makes all of those anti-vaccine idiots and others who take senseless risks with potential infection (like drinking raw milk) think twice about continuing their risky behavior. Not that I think they really will... they typically have magical beliefs surrounding their risky behavior, like believing that some magic food combination or supplement is going to "strengthen" their immune system (by providing a tiny killer T-cell shooting range, maybe?)
I do not wear shoes in the house, and I have a can of Lysol to spray the soles before I put them away. I don't touch public door knobs, etc. You shouldn't need an Ebola epidemic to understand the value of good basic infection control.
Wow, I couldn’t live like that and I refuse to remove my shoes for customers.
My mind tends to military readiness and our ability to deal with terrorism, and biological attacks is a major threat to us, so I hope this Ebola thing leads to focusing attention on these kind of threats and what could happen if they were done deliberately and with finesse and intelligence.
What about putting gas in your car?