Measles is primarily a childhood illness, and many people are given vaccines for it at a young age. In fact, it's been considered "eradicated" in many developed countries. So, why waste space on it? The answer is simple. It's not as if no one comes down with the measles anymore. The fact is, so many people received the vaccine as children that "community immunity" holds−that is, if a certain threshold of people gets a vaccine, the few people who don't get the vaccine have nothing to fear. Since so many people are now immune to the disease, the few who didn't get a vaccination have a much smaller chance of being infected.

Communal immunity notwithstanding, that hasn't stopped a few hundred cases of measles from popping up each year, even though the disease is considered eradicated. So someone's out there getting sick. Measles is a highly communicable disease, and it's very certain that any unvaccinated people coming in contact with an infected person will get the disease. It has much in common with chicken pox in that is has a trademark rash to go along with the symptoms. Online pharmacies don't have much in terms of measles remedies, primarily because so many people are immune to the disease now.

The symptoms include the trademark rash, full of ugly, reddish-coloured bumps. Conjunctivitis (pink eye), fever, and cold-like symptoms go along with the rash. Adults who contract the disease have more severe symptoms. Treating measles consists primarily of pain relievers like acetaminophen. The virus simply has to run its course, which it does in a week or so. However, complications from measles could result in death. Luckily, there is a cure, and there has been for many years. Online pharmacies can't help here either, since the cure must be given in person.

As part of the regular round of shots given to children, a measles vaccination is given, as well as one for mumps and rubella. The vaccine to all these diseases has been combined into a single shot. Together, this shot is called an MMR shot, for measles, mumps and rubella. You can get a measles shot at a brick-and-mortar pharmacy, but not an online pharmacy. These shots have been given to children since the mid-70s, so only those older than 40 would have a chance of not being immunized at this point. Thankfully, due to widespread vaccinations, this unusually dangerous disease is nowhere near as prevalent anymore.