How Do You Recognize Hepatitis B Symptoms?
• Watch for the following symptoms: • Joint pain • Clay-colored bowel movements • Loss of appetite • Vomiting • Abdominal pain • Fever • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes) • Dark urine • Fatigue • Nausea Know if you are at greater risk. The following people are at a higher risk: • Those who have sex with an infected partner • Hemodialysis patients • Travelers to countries with moderate to high rates of hepatitis B • Someone who lives with a person who has chronic hepatitis B • Infants born to infected mothers • I.V.
