Gussy:
my kids...their doctors here will always give us a very long speech about Dysintery, Cholera, etc.
You're involved in two or three threads on SB in regards to this same general topic.
You've talked to your doctor before... and have chosen to disregard them previously.
So now- you ask our professional advice? I am not sure what an 18 month old infant will learn from this cultural opportunity that you are eager to expose them to.
I would not take a child to Roatan, or really any island in the Caribbean- maybe Nassau or Cayman, that would be about the only place I could find medical care or immediate evacuation to US hospitals on a 24/7 basis.
Gussy:
Don't bother asking the pediatrician as they will always tell you that it is very dangerous...well, at least our does.
You're going to do what you're going to do. You are going to take your baby into the edges of the jungle.
Where are you headed with this?
Sorry to be so blunt, but I can draw no other conclusion from your posts.
If you are going to pump this tiny body full of prophylactic meds, if you're going to slather his little body completely with supposedly cancer causing insect repellents- that's your one option.
I just don't get it. Sorry to rant, I'll be quiet, now.