Hepatitis B is called a silent killer because many people have no symptoms, so the disease often progresses unnoticed for years. Unfortunately, many people first learn they have chronic hepatitis B when they develop symptoms of severe liver damage, which include - yellowish eyes and skin, called jaundice - a swollen stomach or ankles - tiredness - nausea - weakness - loss of appetite - weight loss - spiderlike blood vessels, called spider angiomas, that develop on the skin
What are the symptoms of Hepatitis B: What Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Need to Know ?