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Is psoriasis contagious?
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No: Psoriasis affects up to 3% of the population, is common, has many presentations and levels of severity and is not contagious.
Answered 8/24/2013
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Not at all: It can be inherited in families, but it is not caused by infection and is therefore not contagious.
Answered 2/10/2013
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