Is it jaunidice?
Jaundice is a later stage. Your first signs will be fever and sometimes nausea.
"Initial features are of nonspecific flu-like symptoms, common to almost all acute viral infections and may include: malaise, muscle and joint aches, fever, feeling sick or vomiting, diarrhea and headache…."
~ M.R.D
The initial symptoms of liver failure are often ones that can be due to any number or conditions. because of this, liver failure may be initially difficult to diagnose. Early symptoms include:
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Fatigue
Diarrhea
However, as liver failure progresses, the symptoms become more serious, requiring urgent care. These symptoms include:
Jaundice
Bleeding easily
Swollen abdomen
Mental disorientation or confusion (known as hepatic encephalopathy)
Sleepiness
Coma
Hi- there are different types of hepatitis. are you talking about a baby, or an adult? None the less, here are some sites below to help aide you in ur answer. Hope this helps. Good Luck & take Care- PS- GO TO THE DOCTOR! Ask him/her about the Hepatitis shots available to help a person from getting this diagnosis. I had to have 3 injections when I worked in Surgery, due to the blood exposure.
Acute infection with hepatitis B virus is associated with acute viral hepatitis – an illness that begins with general ill-health, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, bodyaches, mild fever, dark urine, and then progresses to development of jaundice. it has also been noted that itchy skin all over the body, has been an indication as a possible symptom of all hepatitis virus types. the illness lasts for a few weeks and then gradually improves in most of the affected people. A few patients may have more severe liver disease (fulminant hepatic failure), and may die as a result of it. the infection may also be entirely asymptomatic and may go unrecognized.
Hepatitis A, B, And C are almost identical in their symptoms however the means of transmission differ.
The hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common infection in many parts of the world. it is possible to become infected through eating or drinking contaminated food or water.
It is found in feces. it can be passed on if even a tiny amount of feces from a person with hepatitis A comes into contact with another person's mouth.
This means the virus can also be passed on sexually through practices such as rimming. Personal hygiene, with careful hand washing, can minimise the risk of the virus being passed on.
Hepatitis B is contracted by blood to blood contact and body fluids so it is more likely to be spread via unprotected sex than Hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C is contracted via blood to blood contact.
Symptoms for all three are very much the same.
fatique
a short, mild, flu-like illness
nausea and vomiting
diarrhea
loss of appetite
weight loss
jaundice (yellow skin and whites of eyes, darker yellow urine
and pale faeces)
itchy skin
Liver Enzyme levels (AST, ALT, Bilirubin, etc) are usually increased.