Hepatitis comes in many forms, but basically speaking, it is damage to the live displayed by inflammation to the cells in the liver tissue. The different types of hepatitis are characterized by letters, A and B being the most common and easiest to treat, there is also the more uncommon C which is more difficult to treat, and the rare E, F and G in some cases these are impossible to treat.
Because there are so many forms of Hepatitis, listing a single set of symptoms is impossible. However, there is a group of symptoms that is the most common denominator in all forms of the disease. These may include the complete loss of appetite, sometimes rising to the level of anorexia. This can lead to malnutrition and nausea, fatigue, sometimes rising to the level of not wanting to move for days on end and sleeping 18 to 20 hours a day, muscle and joint aches usually perpetuated by not using the muscles and joints if the individual is not moving much due to fatigue.
One of the most common symptoms of all forms of Hepatitis is what is called Jaundice. This is basically the accumulation of a bodily chemical known as Bilirubin. This chemical builds up around the body and begins to leak into the skin. This gives the skin a yellowish appearance and will also cause urine to become bright yellow even green at some point, it may also cause the whites of the eyes to become yellow.
Symptoms of the different classes of hepatitis may vary in direct relation to the magnitude of the case as well as the treatment of the sickness, including the health of the infected individual's immune system. If these symptoms are not treated in extreme cases, hepatitis may lead to death.