HEPATITIS A

This man has yellowing skin and eyes (one sign of Hepatitis A). Complications of Hepatitis A are low energy levels for up to a year, hospitalization, and possible death (more common in people who already have liver disease.) More than 100,000 people get infected each year in the U.S. Symptoms can last for 3 to 4 weeks and include loss of appetite, nausea, or vomiting, pain in the stomach, weakness and tiredness, yellow skin and eyes, fever and headaches, and dark urine. Once the infection goes away, symptoms will recur in 1 out of 10 people

----Image courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention --

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