The news, when it broke, shocked and troubled the public at large. Polio, a contagious disease that was thought to have been eradicated 10 years ago, is suddenly reappearing in Sukabumi, West Java. Meanwhile, there are speculations that this paralysis-causing disease which sometimes can be fatal is originating from outside the country. Globalization, it seems, not only facilitates the movement of people and goods to all corners of the world, i