This Is What You Need to Know About Hepatitis C

Symptoms of hepatitis C

Hepatitis C it is also known as the silent killer, because the virus often hides in the body for many years without detecting it. That’s why you should know some hepatitis C symptoms and among the most common ones are fever, poor appetite, fatigue, muscle or joint pain, nausea, dark yellow urine, itchy skin, or yellowish skin and eyes.

How is hepatitis C diagnosed?

Usually, people don’t know they have this infection until they make a routine blood testing. Also, if you have some symptoms of hepatitis C, your doctor will press on your abdomen above your liver to check whether the organ is tender or enlarged. So, this answer is simple – blood tests can confirm the diagnosis.

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