As the death toll for the life-threatening Wuhan virus worryingly climbs each day, many have been stocking up on epidemic essentials such as masks, hand sanitizers and gloves to protect themselves in public places. But the demand for these essentials have skyrocketed so high that it seems as though every pharmacy is sold out of these goods. Unfortunately, that leaves plenty of room for other sellers to take advantage of the global epidemic by marking up the prices of necessities to ridiculous amounts.