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[[Hepatitis A virus]] ([[HAV]]) can produce either [[asymptomatic]] or [[symptomatic]] [[infection]] in humans, after an average [[incubation period]] of 28 days (range: 15-50 days)<ref name="pmid4191502">{{cite journal |author=Krugman S, Giles JP |title=Viral hepatitis. New light on an old disease |journal=[[JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association]] |volume=212 |issue=6 |pages=1019–29 |year=1970 |month=May |pmid=4191502 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref>. [[Symptoms]] of [[hepatitis A]] include: [[fever]], [[fatigue]], [[loss of appetite]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[abdominal pain]] and [[jaundice]]. | [[Hepatitis A virus]] ([[HAV]]) can produce either [[asymptomatic]] or [[symptomatic]] [[infection]] in humans, after an average [[incubation period]] of 28 days (range: 15-50 days)<ref name="pmid4191502">{{cite journal |author=Krugman S, Giles JP |title=Viral hepatitis. New light on an old disease |journal=[[JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association]] |volume=212 |issue=6 |pages=1019–29 |year=1970 |month=May |pmid=4191502 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref>. [[Symptoms]] of [[hepatitis A]] include: [[fever]], [[fatigue]], [[loss of appetite]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[abdominal pain]] and [[jaundice]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) can produce either asymptomatic or symptomatic infection in humans, after an average incubation period of 28 days (range: 15-50 days)[1]. Symptoms of hepatitis A include: fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and jaundice.
Symptoms
Some patients, particularly young children, are asymptomatic.
When symptoms are present, they usually occur abruptly and can include the following:
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Dark urine
- Clay-colored bowel movements
- Joint pain
- Jaundice
- Pruritus
Children younger than 6 years of age typically do not show jaundice, while more that 70% of older patients do.