Do I have scabies?

I went to stay at a friends house for two weeks on vacation and my friend let me sleep in his bed for the whole time. after about a week I started getting what seemed to be little bites in different areas of my body and itching in those spots. My friend started itching a lot as well. He told me that one of his cousins who comes over a lot had scabies but had gotten rid of it. So I am starting to worry because I have never had scabies before and all these things I am reading on the internet are freaking me out. Now its almost 2 weeks later and I am back home. I am still getting these little itchy bite like things but my friend doesn't have them anymore and he didn't do anything for it. So it makes me wonder if I have scabies or could it be something else!!!??? HELP!!!

[JasonHB]

I know bed bugs itch a lot, have you considered that.  

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The diagnosis of scabies cannot be confirmed or ruled out unless investigations are done. Diagnosis of scabies is made by scraping the skin and viewing the material under a microscope to see the characteristic mite or eggs.
I sincerely advice you to consult a dermatologist and get it ruled out.

I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep posted in case you have any additional queries. Kind regards.