The few diagnosed cases of Ebola in the United States are no longer simply a public health issue. The hysteria and sometimes outright scaremongering of recent weeks, particularly in the media, have taken the issue into the realm of politics. And candidates vying for the Peach State’s U.S. Senate seat are making sure voters know they’re ready to do battle with the communicable disease that has killed more than 4,500 people in West African nations.