As others have said, there are a lot of other seriously infectious, more deadly diseases out there so I think it's more a case of take reasonable precautions in life and let it fall where it may.  

He survived the disease, but for a few days there said he felt like he was going to die.

I've seen vet bills pile up on folks and it's no different from having a disease or medical problem yourself.  

How many died of heart disease over the exact same months?

Hey at least we aren’t creating diseases in labs and the letting them escape to create world pandemics.  

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/49421-bill-eliminating-va-loan-cap-signed-into-lawThe Department of Veterans Affairs can now back loans that exceed the conforming loan limit, as a bill eliminating this cap was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Tuesday night.The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act allows homebuyers to borrow above the 2019 limit of $484,350 for most counties without any down payment.[...]The move comes after a decades-long fight for veterans to receive health care benefits for diseases related to Agent Orange exposure, according to military.com, which said the bill will “fast-track disability compensation” for as many as 90,000 affected former service members.In an earlier draft of the bill, the cost of these benefits were to be financed by raising VA loan fees 0.35% to 0.5% for non-disabled veterans, according to military.com.But trade groups like the National Association of Realtors lobbied against such an increase, and lawmakers opted to raise the loan cap as a way to raise funds to support benefits instead.Huge for the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland, DC, LA, San Diego, and other high cost areas of the country.

Infectious Diseases & Critical Care doc (yes you read that correctly: 2 years ID, 2 years CCM). 

Our city arborist will come inspect if there is a neighbor complaint of a dangerous tree to determine if homeowner must remove or not, and I'd understand his concern if they were clearly diseased or damaged. 

My wife has a legit need for a service animal due to a debilitating disease, but the ease of getting an emotional support animals is ridiculous.

I’ve had to clean areas that would make a man dry heave .ive Had to sort out/ clean a diseased dead guys unit where he died .scrub feces off bathroom walls .pull women’s crusty panties out of moldy storage areas .