What are the symptoms jaundice. What precautions should we take to save ourselves from jaundice.
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1. Fever, muscle/joint pain, weakness 2. Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, 3. Yellow coloration of urine and conjunctiva (white of eye) light coloured (pale) stool, 4. Itching sensation, pain abdomen 5. Enlarged, tender liver, serum bilirubin level is raised 6. Symptoms resolves within 2-3 week, 7. Very few develop acute liver failure/confusion/coma due to hepatic encephalopathy prevention of jaundice jaundice due to hepatitis a virus is common and is due to fecal contamination of food and water. It can be prevented by 1. Avoiding contaminated food and water from out side sources like junk food etc 2 use purified drinking water and have warm home made food, 3. Avoid fly contamination of food 4, properlyl wash your hands with soap and water before taking food 5. Wash vegetable, fruit before consuming.
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