My son woke this morning with itchy red raised welts, like mosquito bites. What could it be? He has 6.?

Question

It is early April and we live in Ontario. He plays outside daily. He does not recall being bitten by anything, and is still in long pants. There are bites on his ankle, and on the knee of the same leg. They are SUPER itchy. We do NOT have bed bugs. He seems to get these "bites" every year at this time. They itchy welts last a few weeks. We live in an urban centre. We visit parks often, but not in the past few days.

Answer 1

I would also say BED BUGS.
Better pull up your sheets and mattress and have a look.

Answer 2

It sounds like chicken pox to me. one can only get it once in there life, usually as kid. Doctor should be able diagnose it and it straight away. Very easy to cure, normally one applies a paste to alleviate the itchiness and this also takes care of the infection. Couple days it will be gone.

Can be very uncomfortable as it can get into the mouth and throught. Usually one see it on the legs back and chest and arms. Odd one on the face if you un lucky

Please note it is contagious if you come into physical contact so the young man probably get a few days off school.

Answer 3

I quite have celiac ailment. as quickly as I consume some thing with gluten or too many gluten loose oats, i'm getting those bumps that look like mosquito bites on me. they'll bypass away by the next day or perhaps interior of hours. No oozing in any respect. regularly on my palms, at times abdomen.

Answer 4

they could be another bug. some can bite and the person never knows. my dad always got chiggar bites. I'd take him to the doctor because some insect bites can cause other serious compications.

Answer 5

might be poison oak or ivy

try these

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
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Liquid Chlorophyll
2/9/2007: Sandhya from Makawao, HI writes, "LIQUID CHLOROPHYLL has helped me drink more water, stop body odor and stop a rash on my bottom. One or two teaspoons a day in drinking water sipping on it or drinking it all at once does wonders. If I stop I notice the difference in a couple of days. NOW brand with mint is good. Once I asked a doctor what to do about the rash as I had never had one. She said she had a rash too and did not know...it came with living in the tropics. I understood Ted from Bangkok saying that the body's ability to oxygenate itself was suppressed and this was a cause. Living in Hawaii I sweat more than other colder places I have lived and bacteria grows easily here on the skin. Also I do not have a spleen which makes my blood not as clean if I do not take something to clean it or oxygenate it. I tend to be acidic by nature and the foods I eat lean in that direction even though most would say I am health food person. I am going to try molybdenum that Ted speaks of so highly."

COCONUT OIL
2/11/2007: Donna (hooper1[at]charter.net) from Tunnel Hill, GA writes, "The rash I had lasted for almost two years--tryed everything--natural--I do not like the medical field at all--so a friend of mine who is very much so into alternative medicine started researching about skin--well needless to say she came across and Idia site that said mix tomato juice(organic) and coconut oil(organic) to the rash--the rash was all over my body--I was in so much pain from the rash I was crying--so I mixed it in the blender--put towels down in my bathtub--so as not to make a mess--my husband bles his heart--took a big cooking spoon and pored it on me--as he was pouring I was rubbing it in--yes it had a very much so tingling effect--but we didn't stop--we did this for about 15 minutes--then I didn't wash it off we just kind off blouted it--put on some clothes I didn't mind messing up--the next morning the rash was almost gone--I did the treatment one more time--as of this day which has been about a year--I have seen no signs of the rash--hope this will help someone else--Donna"

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RAW HONEY
2/18/2007: Tanya (tanamaria[at]hotmail.com) from Bellingham, WA writes, "Raw Honey for diaper rashes: my grandfather used to raise honey bees, and sell the honey. my mother used the raw honey on diaper rashes. it was all that ever touched the bums of my three younger sisters. she had a small container of it in the diaper bag, and some q-tips to apply it. i love telling people about this. they don't believe me, but a few have tried it."

Ginger Root
3/20/2007: Markel ([e-mail]) from Springfield, Missouri writes: "I use ginger to prevent this horrific rash. I juice a pound of root into a couple dozen mini ice cubes and plop them into my teas, soups, sauces, stews, etc. I am curious that only the yellow ginger root works and not the brown ginger. Would appreciate feedback on the difference between the two types. I've had the rash for over ten years. Just discovered the ginger remedy over a year ago. I have appr. twenty pounds(pre-juice weight) of frozen ginger cubes in my freezer because I am such a strong believer in it's power to keep my horrific rash in check."

Answer 6

bed bugs

Answer 7

theres meth in the bed

Answer 8

spiders at night?