Psoriasis Informative Speech

Psoriasis is a skin disease which is marked by red, itchy, scaly patches. They can pop up anywhere, they mainly show up on the scalp, elbows, knees, and lower back. Also, this cannot be passed from one person to another (not contagious.) There are many causes and symptoms to psoriasis, but I will only be naming a few of each. I will also be telling you how it can be diagnosed, some treatments, how to prevent it, how it affects the body physically, mentally, and socially. Also, the type of population (gender, location, ethnicity, etc.), and the history on it. Some causes of psoriasis are infections, such as strep throat or skin infections. Injury to the skin, such as cuts or scrapes, a bug bite, or a severe sunburn. Stress, smoking, heavy
Avoid certain medications like lithium, antimalarial drugs, inderal, and indomethacin. Prevent skin injuries by taking extra precautions to your skin. Avoid infections, wash your hands throughout the day, don’t share food, drinks, or eating and drinking utensils, and try to avoid sick people as best as possible because psoriasis can cause a low immune system. Eat healthy, some foods that reduce inflammation are: fatty fish, including salmon and tuna, seeds, such as flax seeds and pumpkin seeds, nuts, walnuts, and almonds, and green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and kale. There are a few ways that psoriasis could affect the body. Psoriasis could lead to arthritis and cardiovascular disease. Patches of thick, red skin covered with silvery, flaky scales commonly appear on the elbows and knees, but can appear anywhere on the body. Psoriasis could affect the body mentally by self-esteem and body image. Socially, with psoriasis being highly visible nature and the inaccurate belief, many people think that it is a contagious
Psoriasis has a greater impact on quality of life in women and younger patients. Psoriasis often appears between the ages of 15-25, but can develop at any age. Total direct and indirect healthcare costs of psoriasis for patients are calculated at $11.25 billion annually, with work loss accounting for 40% of the cost burden. Approximately 60% of psoriasis patients missed an average of 26 days of work a year due to their illness. Also, psoriasis was first discovered in the 1800’s, on Egyptian mummies. They say that Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, was the first to discover psoriasis. Some extra interesting facts I have to tell you about are, another treatment for psoriasis is to put urine on it. About 10% of the US population has the genes to potentially develop the disease. However, only 2-3% may actually get the symptoms. Psoriasis is NOT caused by poor hygiene. Also, psoriasis patients may be at risk of other chronic health conditions such as: heart disease, depression, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity. Psoriasis by nature responds to treatment slowly. Psoriasis can affect more of your body than your