Does my son have the chicken pox? my son came and showed me a few bumps this morning that i thought could have been just flea bits... well when he came to take his asthma medicine tonight he said he was itchy and showed me his bumps and they have spreaded

Has : Has your son been vaccinated for the chicken pox? (most kids are vaccinated between 12-15mos and again at 4 to 5 years or age) if he has been vaccinated, that would make having the chicken pox much, much less likely. A rash with raised red bumps (sometimes itchy) is called a maculopapular rash and can be caused by many, many things such as: -food or drug allergy -viral infections such as fifths disease, roseola, ebv, CMV just to name a few -insect bites such as fleas or scabies -bacterial infection such as scarlet fever (caused by strep) -medication reaction the list goes on and on. The best thing to do is to call your child's doctor. They may want to take a look to see what it may be. Good luck!

Was he vaccinated?: Was he vaccinated against chicken pox? Was he exposed to someone with chicken pox recently? If there were no blisters, it is just a rash one sometimes get from other viral infections. If he has not received the chicken pox vaccine, he should get it after the current problem has passed.