Human Body’s Little Heroes in Action in Microscopic Images

To understand how important and effective our immune system is, all we need to see is what happens to bodies when something dies. With the body dead, the immune system also shuts down and in a matter of hours, the body is invaded by all sorts of bacteria, microbes and parasites. It only takes them a few weeks to completely dismantle the body until all that’s left is the skeleton! Our immune system makes sure that none of this happens while we are alive.

Our immune system’s defense begins with physical barriers such as skin and saliva. However, even if the germ crosses these barriers, it has to deal with a host of other soldiers – white blood cells, antibodies, macrophages, spleen, T-cells, lymph system and many others. To see how they deal with and destroy germs within our body, here’s a little pictorial walkthrough that’ll give movies like Troy and Matrix a run for their money!