Okay. Like I promised I am going to be writing about health issues that are not as widely know as others. So here is the first one.

How many times in life have we all heard that being different is a good thing, that it sets us apart from other people? What if the thing that made you different isolated you from some people?

Psoriasis is a skin disease that can have that exact effect on people. Psorasis is a skin disease that affect the skin and joints. It usually appears in red, dry, scaly, patches. It causes an extreme itch and at times pain.

There are several different types of psoriasis, but the most common is Plague Psoriasis. It affects between 80 and 90 percent of people who have psoriasis. Around 1 or 2 percent of the United States population, which is roughly five and one half million, people have Plague Psoriasis.

This disease affects men and women equally. It is first discovered between the ages of 16-22. The most common places for it to appear are on the legs, arms, back, and scalp.

Psoriasis is not only a physical disease, but can also affect a person mentaly. Most of the population does not know what psoriasis is and when they first encounter it, they react in a negative way, lowering the person’s self esteem.

People who suffer from this disease are usually unsure of how to deal with other peoples reactions towards it. The most common mistake people make is thinking that psoraisis is contagious. Psoraisis is not contagious. People who do not know this usually react by backing away and asking the person if it is contagious. This severly lowers the person’s self esteem, seeing that people are afriad to be near them.

As of right now there is no cure for psoraisis. There are several treatments for it which include, creams, oils, lotions, and other various antibiotics. They will not cure a person of their psoriasis, but they will help the itching, and the pain, and cause less frequent flare ups.

People say the best way to learn about something is to have lived with it. I can honestly say that I know for a fact that all of this information is true because I myself suffer from psoraisis. I have lived with it and I hope that by reading this article you now have a better understanding of this disease. If you have any further questions about psoraisis feel free to ask me, I would love to help.