Psoriasis Is Of Unknown Origin

More than 4.5 million United States citizens of adult age are affected with psoriasis.  There is no known origin of this disease.  However, there are about 150,000 more cases detected each year.  People develop this condition during different stages of their life.  Forty percent of those who develop it do so before they are 20 years old.  Then percent were diagnosed as having the illness before they turned 10 years old.

As for as family history is concerned, approximately 35% of people who have psoriasis have one or more family members who have the condition.  Twenty-eight percent of them have one parent who is affected.  Sixty-eight of them have both parents who have psoriasis.

People who have psoriasis which is only mild to moderate can benefit from regularly sunbathing yp to the extent that they begin to tan.  It is recommended that the person cover the areas of their body with clothing or sunscreen so that the area will not be exposed directly to the sun.  Sunburn has been known to cause skin cancer.  It can cause psoriasis to become even worse.

A vacation or long stay in a sunny area of the world has been known to make a remarkable improvement in condition.

Some studies show that psoriatic arthritis affects approximately a million people through out the United States and that about five to ten percent of these people will have some disability because of it.  Psoriatic arthritis will generally develop in those thirty to fifty years old.  All people who have his don’t necessarily end up with psoriasis.

During research there have been genes identified which cause psoriasis.  These kinds of genes determine the way someone’s immune system will react.  The chance increases when there is already a relative who has psoriasis.  Some of the conditions which start the development of the condition are strep infection, stress, sunburn, and particular medications.

The effects of having to live with this chronic condition can be both mentally and physically challenging.  Physical challenges such as soreness, itching, and cracking skin, along with bleeding skin are expected of psoriasis.  The inability to perform certain jobs is common with this type of disorder.  Frustration generally sets in causing matters to be worse. 

According to the National Psoriasis Foundation due to psoriasis 56 million work hours are lost every year.  Also the moderate form of the disease has caused many people to alter or stop their normal activities, instead they have been replaced by stress, low self-esteem, loneliness and anxiety, and some even become suicidal.

There are treatments available, as of late, which are helping to improve the quality of life for those who suffer from psoriasis.  If you are developing dry and itchy skin, it can be most uncomfortable.  Try to soak your body in a warm bath for around 15 minutes.  When you are finished with that, you should apply some salicylic acid which is used to remove scaly dried skin and provides both moisture and topical prescription medication.  Apply a thick emollient such as Vaseline.