Most people who have an acute hepatitis B infection don't have
symptoms. But if you do have symptoms, they may include: -
Extreme tiredness (fatigue). - Mild fever. - Loss of appetite,
nausea, and vomiting. - Constant discomfort on the right side of
the belly under the rib cage. (That's where the liver is
located.) - Diarrhea or constipation. - Muscle aches or joint
pain. - Skin rash. - Reference Jaundice Opens New Window. This
means that the skin and whites of the eyes look yellow. Jaundice
is a major sign of liver damage. It usually appears after other
symptoms have started to go away. Most people who have chronic
infection have no symptoms. You may get infected without knowing
it. You may not find out that you have an infection until you
have a routine blood test or donate blood. Finding out that a
family member or someone you live with is infected also may
cause you to be tested. Some people never know they have
hepatitis B until a doctor finds that they have Reference
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