Symptoms of Hepatitis A (Heads Up on Townsend Farms Berry Recall & Hepatitis A Outbreak)

Children with hepatitis A may have the following symptoms that are unique to children:

• Cold symptoms
• Cough
• Sore throat

**Most children under age 6 who have the virus do not have symptoms and complications from exposure are more common with increasing age.

Some people do not have any noticeable symptoms. Often, however, people feel and look sick. Many need to be hospitalized.

Some people have changes in liver blood test results, and others do not.

Symptoms usually appear between two and four weeks after you have come in contact with the virus. However, the first symptoms may be seen anytime between 15 and 50 days.

If symptoms occur, they can be vague and mimic the flu. Most people with hepatitis A usually have:

• Extreme tiredness
• Loss of appetite
• Muscle aches and pains
• Nausea and vomiting
• Low-grade fever

Several days later, symptoms of liver problems will occur. You may have:

• Dark urine
• Light-colored bowel movements
• Yellow skin (jaundice). This is less common in children under age 6.
• Yellowing of the white part of the eyes (scleral icterus)
• Stomach pain
• Itchy skin