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.
About 75% to 85% of the people infected with Hep C will develop chronic infection. 1  Of those people: 2  60% to 70% will develop chronic liver disease. 3  5% to 20% will develop cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver. 4  1% to 5% will die of liver cancer or cirrhosis.