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Malnutrition and deficiency diseases

Malnutrition is a condition when the body does not get enough

food nutrients to function well.

Treatment for Dehydration

 Give extra fluids

 Give drinks with electrolytes such as ORS

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How to prepare ORS at home

 Ingredients: Six (6) level teaspoons of Sugar. Half (1/2) level

teaspoon of Salt. One Litre of clean drinking or boiled water
and then cooled - 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.)

 Wash hands with clean water and soap

 Measure a litre of boiled but cooled water in a container

 Measure one leveled tea spoon of salt and water eight lev-

eled teaspoons of sugar in the water

 Mix the salt and sugar into the water to make a solution

 Taste the solution, it should never taste salty

 Give the drink to the person with diarrhea or dehydration