If you have no others that may need to have you around for a month (children, elderly parents) then go have a good time.
*Is this contagious? Apparently.
*Is this life threatening? To a select few.
*Is this a media hyped event? Without a doubt. However, the results of that hype (quarantine, hoarding, panick, etc) are very real.
Enjoy yourself before the next social correction (9/11 showed how freedoms are lost) occurs.