What is oral rehydration therapy?
Q: What is oral rehydration therapy?
A: Oral rehydration therapy is a treatment for dehydration where the sick person drinks water mixed with sugar and salt. It also includes zinc in cases of severe dehydration.
Q: Who developed ORT?
A: ORT was developed in the second half of the 20th century.
Q: What organizations specify indications, preparations and procedures for ORT?
A: The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF specify indications, preparations and procedures for ORT.
Q: How has ORT helped lower human deaths from dehydration?
A: ORT has helped lower the number of human deaths from dehydration in vomiting and diarrheal illnesses, especially in cholera epidemics occurring in children.
Q: Is it on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines?
A: Yes, it is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, which is a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.
Q: How many children died before ORT was used often?
A: Before ORT was used often, most of the children who died in developing nations died from diarrhea.
Q: How many young children did it save between 1980-2006?
A: Between 1980 and 2006, it is thought that introducing ORT lowered the number of young children who died anywhere in the world from 5 to 3 million every year.
