What causes and how to recognize early phases of hepatitis ?

especially the one which is hardest to diagnose early.
I smoked cigarette leftovers from the ground and soon after i got this irritating thing in my throat which lasts almost a month from now and makes me constantly to spit.
My question is, what could it be. could it be hepatitis ?

You almost certainly cannot get hepatitis from a cigarette on the floor. Hep B can be sexually transmitted or from a needle stick, there has not been one documented case of Heb B obtained from a cigarette. Hep C is harder to catch, there has to be blood to blood contact. It is also the one that takes longer to seroconvert. Early phases of Hep B and C are fatigue (major fatigue), jaundice (yellowing of the skin, and whites of the eyes yellow), loss of appetite, weight loss, darkened urine, light stools that can be gray or whitish...1/2 the people have no symptoms, If you think you are exposed to any of the Hep viruses get tested at a local std clinic. Hep B has a vaccine to prevent it though there are some studies that say the Hep B vaccine can have some health consequences like Multiple Sclerosis in rare cases. Hep C is more often than not chronic, 15% or so clear the virus, 85% remaine chronic and lifelong, and Hep B clears itself in 95% of the cases. The other 5% is chronic and lifelong. I think you are ok but if in doubt get tested 3-4 months after exposure to be sure. Good luck, and good health.

Hepatitis is a viral transmitted illness. There are currently 7 types of hepatitis. Hep A, hep b, hep c, hep d, hep e, hep f, and hep g. The most common types are A B and C. Hep A is transmitted through contact with contaminated feces (poop). All of the rest are transmitted by blood, blood tinged fluids or sexual fluids. Hepatitis does not irritate the throat, this sounds more like a strep throat infection or even a herpes viral infection. Either way you should seek medical attention. You need antibiotics.

Why are you smoking cigarettes from off of the floor? I mean... I have been desperate before and have smoked a few smalls ones out of an ashray in my own home and I think THAT is pathetic. To smoke them when they have been on the floor? eeeek.... Quit smoking, ASAP!

could be throat irritation....hepatitis starts with poor appetutite,fatique and the skin turning yellowish and pale