To treat either injury, you should: 1  Ice your shoulder to reduce pain and swelling. 2  Do it for 20-30 minutes every three to four hours, for 2 to 3 days or longer.
People can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus during such activities as. 1  Sharing needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs. 2  Needlestick injuries in health care settings. 3  Being born to a mother who has Hepatitis C.
Types of hepatitis C. There are two main disease courses of hepatitis C: acute hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis C. The length of time you experience symptoms will depend on the type of illness you have. With acute hepatitis C, the symptoms are more short-term, lasting six months or less. However, acute hepatitis can lead to another type of hepatitis: chronic hepatitis.