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A member asked:

Wake up daily with new red itchy marks- bed bugs or hives? bites are in a line. searched the room but no sign of bedbugs & i wear teatree oil nightly.

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Scabies?: I always think of scabies when itchy bug bites form a line. Usually starts at fingers, toes and belt line and work their way up. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/scabies/ http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Topics/bedbugs.htm

Dr Amico Jr and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/5/2016

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