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.
An annular disc tear is when the substance of the annulus fibrosus rips or tears, allowing the highly pressurized and nucleus pulposus to escape outward toward the outer third of the disc. + 30 others found this useful. An annular tear is a tear in the disc. This is what the radiologist says you have when he sees a tear in the disc but nothing protruding through it.   The question of whether an annular tear can actually cause pain is controversial. Some authorities say it can, some say it can't.