5. Onset
Also useful to keep in mind, is that the first symptoms may not show up for 15-50 days after you have come into contact with the virus. This means that if you have been traveling somewhere that makes it likely you could have contracted the virus, you won’t necessarily see the symptoms immediately.
Even once the symptoms initially kick in, it won’t necessarily be instantly obvious that you are experiencing hepatitis A. That’s because the most specific symptoms that we associate with the condition won’t often show up until we are several days into the illness.
Try to think not only about what you have been doing recently then but also about what you may have been doing 15 days ago.