- Psoriasis is not contagious. It is a chronic, recurrent skin disorder affecting about 1 million Canadians, and 80 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.