Symptoms of Hepatitis B

Most people do not experience any symptoms during the acute infection phase. However, some people have acute illness with symptoms that last several weeks, including

• Being sick
• Fever
• Nausea
• Abdominal discomfort
• Dark urine
• Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice).
• Feeling tired.
• Muscle soreness.
• Loss of appetite.
• Diarrhea.
• Light colored stools.
• Flu-like symptoms, such as tiredness, general aches and pains, and headaches.

However, many people don't realize they have been infected with the virus because the symptoms may not develop immediately, or even at all.

It takes between 40 and 160 days for any symptoms to develop after exposure to the virus.