i too get impetigo yearly. the specific strain that i get is unique to my body and is not contagious to anyone else. i have had it since i was an infant. for years the doctors could not figure out what it was because if it wasn't highly contagious it could not have been impetigo (or so they thought). your friend has the same situation as me. it is very rare to have a strain of impetigo that is not contagious but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. if you are still unsure wash your hands regularly and disinfect surfaces and commonly touched items. i have never spread my impetigo to another person (when i was younger my siblings would tease me about my impetigo and i would rub it on them and angrily try to make them get it as well. to no avail. ).
is impetigo highly contagious? . my roomate has had impetigo for her whole life. she told me it's not that contagious and that i can only get it if i have a cut and she were to touch it. i wasn't convinced so i looked it up and apparently it is highly contagious. i've been at school for over a month and she just developed the rash in and underneath her nose like she apparently does every year (due to bacteria from the strep virus). are there ways for me to prevent getting this virus even though im constantly exposed to it?