Signs and Symptoms
Early symptoms of hepatitis A infection can be mistaken for influenza, but some sufferers, especially children, exhibit no symptoms at all. Symptoms typically appear 2 to 6 weeks (the incubation period) after the initial infection.
Symptoms usually last less than 2 months, although some people can be ill for as long as 6 months:
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea
- Appetite loss
- Jaundice, a yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes due to hyperbillirubinemia
- Bile is removed from blood stream and excreted in urine, giving it a dark amber colour
- Clay-coloured feces
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