Mortality caused by dehydration from diarrhoea is the largest single contributor to the mortality of young children Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) can treat 85 to 95 percent of cases of dehydration from watery diarrhea in all age groups Oral rehydration therapy does not cure diarrhea, but prevents dehydration, which leads to death. ORT largely replaces intravenous therapy, which requires trained personnel, sterile fluids, and expensive equipment
Imfa zomwe zimadza chifukwa cha kutaya madzi m'thupi chifukwa cha kutsekula m'mimba ndizomwe zimayambitsa kufa kwa ana ang'onoang'ono Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) imatha kuchiza ma peresenti makumi asanu ndiatsatu mpakana makumo asanu ndianayi kudzanso asanu ya anthu omwe amataya madzi m'thupi chifukwa cha kutsekula m'mimba m'magulu onse. kuchepa madzi m'thupi, zomwe zimatsogolera ku imfa. ORT nthawi zambiri imalowa m'malo mwa mtsempha, womwe umafunika anthu ophunzitsidwa bwino, madzi osabala, ndi zida zokwera mtengo