Acute hepatitis B is the period of illness that occurs during the first one to four months after acquiring the virus. Only 30% to 50% of adults develop significant symptoms during acute infection. Early symptoms may be non-specific, including fever, a flu-like illness, and joint pains. Symptoms of acute hepatitis may include: 1  fatigue, 2  loss of appetite, 3  nausea, 4  jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), and.  pain in the upper right abdomen (due to the inflamed liver).
What is a Disc Tear? A disc or annular-tear (or fissure) represents a degenerative or traumatic change in an interveterbral disc1. These tears involve separations or breaks in the fibers comprising the annulus fibrosus, or the fibrous outer-most portion of an intervertebral disc.
Annular Tear in a Spinal Disc. An annular tear describes a hole in the outer intervertebral tissue wall, possibly facilitating the expulsion of nucleus pulposus material from the disc into the greater surrounding spinal anatomy. Annular tears are relatively common in the intervertebral discs and are not inherently painful or pathological in any way.