Is psoriasis contagious

Psoriasis is one condition that you don’t have to tell people you have — the pinkish red inflamed patches of skin often speak before you can. You are of course more aware of it than anybody else, but some people will inevitably stare, make small remarks, and offer “miracle cures.” While many react with the best of intentions, it’s sometimes hard to deal with the unwanted attention.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin inflammation. Psoriasis causes areas of the skin to be reddish with thick silvery, dry scales. Psoriasis can be itchy and sometimes painful.

Is psoriasis contagious?


No. Research studies have not shown it to be contagious from person to person. A person cannot catch it from someone else, and one cannot pass it to anyone else by skin-to-skin contact. Directly touching someone with psoriasis every day will never transmit the condition.