You suddenly notice you have a rash on your body and your mother tells you it could be scabies or bed bugs. This can be a horrific thing to hear but you have to stay calm and figure out which one you ultimately have so you can then deal with the problem. You rash could be a simple as dermatitis or an allergy reaction, be sure to take these conditions into account before presuming you have scabies or bedbugs.

The first step you should take if you think it is a serious skin problem, is to consult a dermatologist or family doctor for a professional evaluation. If you do not have a health care provider or health insurance you may want to seek a free health clinic where they can determine the problem and deal with it accordingly.

Many people think that scabies actually bite our skin, but the fact is that they dig into our skin to lay eggs. The scabies rash itself comes from your skin being allergic to the mites and their fecal matter under the skin. A good way to tell if you have scabies is to determine if you have clusters or pimple like rashes or burrow lines in which the mites have burrowed themselves. The burrow lines may resemble stretch mark type lines and are usually found around fingers, waist lines, armpit areas and wrists. In most cases nowadays people are turning to natural scabies treatments because of the dangers associated with the creams prescribed by doctors contain pesticides which could be potentially dangerous.

You can be infested with bed bugs from things like used furniture stores, hotels and bedding. If you have been infested with bed bugs you will notice itching and red marks on your body from where the mites have been drawing blood. Unlike scabies, bed bugs don't lay their eggs under your skin so they are not reproducing under your skin. Bed mites can still be a huge pain as they are living and reproducing in your mattress and furniture.

The good thing is that bed bugs aren't contagious like scabies are. With bed mites you need to treat the whole house or building that you reside in or they will just spread and reinfest your environment all over again.