It was bound to happen

When you live in a location long enough, you will get the local disease.  Whether it is Montezuma's revenge in Mexico, or Malaria in Africa, without the strictest of discipline, you'll get sick.  Most likely it will result from a behavior you've done hundreds of times before without incident - like not applying mosquito repellent for a thirty second walk across the street.

Last week, our daughter was diagnosed with amoebic dysentery.  She had a very high fever on Sunday (103+) but seemed fine on Monday.  Tuesday the loose bowels set in and by Wednesday it was bloody, so we took her to the clinic and received the diagnosis.  No one else in the family has the problem and we eat most of our meals together.  We feel the most likely location of contagion was the lunches she ate at the community center.  It is quite possible they do not adhere to the same level of food hygiene standards as we do in our home.

Thankfully, even with the powerful antibiotics our daughter is taking, she hasn't really felt sick - other than last Sunday.  She's been her normal, energetic self.  For a four-year-old, she sure is a tough little kid.

Since arriving in Jakarta, we've all had the head cold associated with our bodies acclimating to the pollution, I've had a bacterial infection and our daughter now has amoebic dysentery.  The only thing left that we cannot be inoculated against is Dengue Fever.  It's the wet season, however, and the daytime mosquitoes that carry Dengue are out in full force....so I'm sure it is only a matter of time.