Adult Chicken pox or flea bites?

My roomate just moved here from china about a year ago...she has bites all over her legs, torso, parts of her arms etc. She believes it to be flea bites but my other roomate and I (both of us born in the US and US citizens) don't have any problem. Could she have ADULT chicken pox? Or is this a bad case of flea bites? What should she do?
She never was vaccinated against chicken pox..the bites on her legs are red, some are crusty, some have bubble spots, but it's only on her legs and torso for now.

Could be a number of things, including chicken pox and flea bites (more likely the chicken pox if you guys don't have them too). You need to convince her to see a doctor, as they could become infected and chronic (really ugly and scars badly). Maybe talk to her about medical standard in the USA and her responsibility to others not to walk around and pass on an infectious disease.

Get her to check her hot spots (under arms, groin etc) this is where chicken pox show up the most first, also if she does, being an adult it will probably make her quite sick, the best thing would be to go to the doctor and get him to look at them!

Perhaps you should have her see a doctor. Sounds likes she needs to.

Get her checked. Adult chicken pox is hard on you. It can even be deadly.

Even if it isn't that, it sounds like she needs help.

It could be a condition known as scabies. Doctors thought I had it while I was pregnant but it turned out to be PUPs (a skin condition caused by pregnancy) here are facts on scabies:

Scabies is a very itchy skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow into the outer layers of the skin. The most common form of scabies is called papular scabies.

How is scabies spread?

Scabies mites typically spread by close contact with an infested person. The mites may also spread from sharing towels, bed sheets, and other personal belongings.

An infested person can spread scabies before symptoms appear. It commonly affects several family members at the same time.

A scabies infestation can affect people of all ages and from all income and social levels. Getting scabies does not mean that you have poor personal hygiene.

What are the symptoms?

Scabies causes severe itching that is usually worse at night. Small children and older adults tend to have the most severe itching. Children typically have the most severe skin reactions to scabies.

A person with a first scabies infestation may not develop itching and skin sores for several weeks. If the person is ever infested again with scabies, symptoms develop in a few days.

How is scabies diagnosed?

Your doctor can usually diagnose scabies based on your symptoms. Scabies is especially likely if you have had close contact with other people who you know have had similar symptoms. Sometimes a doctor confirms a diagnosis by looking for signs of mites on a sample of your skin. This test is not painful for most people. A doctor gently scrapes some dry skin from an affected area and then examines it under a microscope.

How is it treated?

You need medication prescribed by your doctor to cure scabies. It will not go away on its own. Usually, you apply a lotion or cream to your skin. In severe cases, you may need to take medicine as a pill.

Some scabies medications are not safe for use by children, babies, pregnant or breast-feeding women, or the elderly. To avoid dangerous side effects, be sure to strictly follow your health professional's instructions for use; only repeat a treatment when told to do so. This is particularly important when using lindane (Kwell), which can cause nervous system problems if it is misused. 1

If you have scabies, you and any household members and people with whom you have close physical contact must all be treated at once. This prevents the mites from being passed back and forth from person to person. You must also carefully wash all clothes and bedding.

Chicken pox, also known as Varicella, is a highly contagious viral disease spread through direct contact with germs from someone鈥檚 cough or sneeze. Two weeks after exposure, chicken pox spots appear on the body. Rashes emerge continuously over 4-6 days, mostly on the central body, fewer on arms and legs.
More Info
http://www.eastherb.com/Chicken-Pox_c41/...

yes it could be she need to see a doc right away

It might be some sort of alergic reaction. Usually people mistaken rashes from alllergies as flea bites or chicken pox. Have her check with the doctor and I'm pretty sure that she will get some pills and creams for that.

If it is flea bites or such... you and your other roommate should get it too. No one is immune from that.

Chicken pox is less likely because that outbreak will be too dangerous and faces will be cover with it too.

It's probably something she's not aware of that she's allergic to.. doesn't need to be food. It can be shampoo, soap, or laundry detergent. Heck, it can also be clothing.

Like everyone's advice, check with the Doctor and they'll tell her very quickly.