Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have
hepatitis
C and any of the following:
Fever
over 102 degrees F (38.8 C)
Shaking chills
Jaundice
Yellow skin
Yellow eyes
Brown urine
Repeated
vomiting
Worsening
abdominal pain
:
Often
right upper abdominal pain
Worsening
abdominal swelling
Confusion
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Hepatitis C Prevention
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Alcoholic hepatitis
Chronic persistent hepatitis
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Hepatitis B
Hepatitis D
Mononucleosis
Flu Checkup
Dehydration Checkup
Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Jaundice
Nausea
Vomiting
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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008
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