Dehydration, sometimes due to diarrhoea or cholera, may also be present in a population, and MSF set up rehydration centres to combat this. A special solution called Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), which contains glucose and electrolytes, is given to patients to replace fluids lost. Antibiotics are also sometimes given to individuals with diarrhoea if it is known that they have cholera or dysentery.MSF Article (2001) Diarrhoea definition and MSF treatment MSF. Retrieved 28 December 2005.
Dehydration, sometimes due to diarrhoea or cholera, may also be present in a population and MSF set up rehydration centres to combat this. A special solution called Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), which contains glucose and electrolytes, is given to patients to replace fluids lost. Antibiotics are also sometimes given to individuals with diarrhoea if it is known that they have cholera or dysentery.MSF Article (2001) Diarrhoea definition and MSF treatment MSF. Retrieved 28 December 2005.