Hepatitis
Hepatitis is a condition that causes inflammation of the liver. Your liver is an organ that helps your body get nutrients from food, cleans your blood and keeps infections away. Some types of hepatitis can stop your liver from functioning properly.
There are five different types of hepatitis caused by viruses: Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are most common in the United States. You can get infected with the different types of hepatitis in different ways:
Symptoms of hepatitis
Hepatitis or liver inflammation usually is asymptomatic (without symptoms), but in some instances patients may experience some of the following symptoms:
Fatigue
Fever
Jaundice (yellow skin and eyes)
Stomach or joint pain
Loss of appetite
Nausea or vomiting
Itching
Dark urine
Light- or gray-colored stools
