How Do You Recognize Hepatitis C Symptoms?
• Watch for the following symptoms: • Abdominal pain • Joint pain • Clay-colored bowel movements • Nausea • Vomiting • Loss of appetite • Fatigue • Fever • Dark urine • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes) Know if you are at greater risk. The following people are at a higher risk of contracting hepatitis C: • Injection drug users. This is the most common way hepatitis C virus is spread in the United States. • Those who have received donated blood, blood products, and organs, especially if this took place before July 1992.
