Are skin diseases catching?
Only very few! Most children’s diseases such as chicken pox, measles and scarlet fever are infectious. Also parasites such as fleas, lice and the mites that cause scabies can be transmitted from person to person. Bacteria, fungi and viruses are transmittable to some extent, though more easily to people with a weakened immune system or whose a skin that is susceptible to eczema. Neurodermatitis, acne, eczema, nettle rash (urticaria) and allergies are not infectious. Is psoriasis catching? No. Psoriasis is a hereditary disorder of the skin, i.e. people are born with a genetic predisposition to suffer from it. It is not caused by a lack of personal hygiene. It cannot be transmitted through normal or intimate contact. Is there a cure for psoriasis? As psoriasis is a congenital disease, it is ultimately not curable. However, through continuous care and treatment, the visible symptoms and the severity of the disease can be positively influenced. Healing of the symptoms on the skin does not m