Table of Contents

1. What is psoriasis 

2. What does it look like

3. Why it happens

4. Symptoms

5. How it affects daily life

6. Is there a cure why or why not

7. Is it contagious why or why not

8. What triggers it

9. Is it dangerous 

10. what is it similar to 

Psoriasis is a long term skin condition that forms on top of the skin creating scaly patches of skin.

What Is Psoriasis? 

It forms in places like your... 

         Face

            Head

                    Legs

              Arms

What Does It Look Like?

Psoriasis can look many different ways, like

        Light Pink                     Red

     White                    Grey Purple 

 It can feel ...

 Rough like a rock     or    Scaly like a snake 

Why Does Psoriasis Happen?

Psoriasis happens because the immune system attacks the healthy skin which causes dead skin to grow fast on top of the skin

 What Are The Symptoms Or Signs?

The Symptoms of psoriasis are dry cracked skin like dried mud, scaly white skin like a snake and a lot of itching.

How It Affects Daily Life

It can affect how you think about things by changing how you feel about yourself to making you feel overwhelmed 

It affects what activities you do, like if you like to swim you stop swimming because it makes your skin hurt or flares up your skin. 

It makes you change how you dress and how your appearance looks, you'll start wearing clothes that cover your skin. It also makes you feel lonely because you feel different or weird because of your skin.