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 Electrolyte Replacement Therapy May Save Frogs from Fungus Published: Oct 31, 09 Comments: 1 Views: 1,290 The chytrid fungus has been taking a heavy toll on frog populations in recent years. The fungus kills frogs because it impairs absorption of electrolytes through the skin. While there is no cure, an orally ingested electrolyte replacement, Gatorade for frogs, might delay the disease. It is important to prolong the life of threatened animals so that they can complete their reproduction cycles and prevent a complete die-off.  In diseased frogs, the skin’s ability to take up sodium and potassium ions from the water decreases by more than 50 per cent, they found. As a result, the concentration of these two ions in the frogs’ blood fell by 20 and 50 per cent, respectively. This ion loss – similar to the hyponatraemia that a human athlete might experience from drinking too much water too fast – eventually leads to cardiac arrest and death.
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