Between 150,000 and 260,000 new cases of psoriasis occur each year. An estimated 400 people are granted disability by the Social Security Administration because of their psoriasis each year. Fatalities Annually, approximately 400 people die from psoriasis-related causes. Psoriasis Patients More than 1,500,000 people per year are seen by U.S. physicians for psoriasis. Psoriasis Myths People with psoriasis often encounter public misunderstanding and reactions.
Psoriasis is contagious.
Psoriasis is a disease of the elderly. Nobody dies of psoriasis. Psoriasis will go away if it is adequately treated. There is no cure or universally effective treatment for psoriasis at this time. The exact cause of psoriasis remains undetermined.