Psoriasis is not contagious. It is a chronic, recurrent skin disorder affecting about 1 million Canadians, and 125 million people worldwide.
It is not life threatening, but people with psoriasis may have a higher prevalence of diabetes, psoriatic arthritis, heart disease, and depression.
Psoriasis can occur at any age, but typically appears for the first time between ages 15 and 35.
It cannot be cured, but it can go into remission for long periods of time, even for years.
