Thats how I got it, my parents took me and my brother over to a kid in the neighborhood that had it. My mother the nurse, sheesh.
That being said, Ive had it twice. The first when I was like 10 was terrible, the next a few years later was fine. I havent had it since but I have been exposed to it since then.
I never knew that people could get it repeatedly in a way like you PC,, Im sorry to hear that. <mother like voice> Now remember plenty of fluids and rest <mother like voice>. Do you still get the welts that scar if you pop em? Or just the flu?