How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce

Explore how your immune system’s vast network of cells, tissues, and organs coordinate your body’s defenses against bacteria, viruses and toxins.
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The immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body’s defenses against any threats to your health. Without it, you’d be exposed to billions of bacteria, viruses, and toxins that could make something as minor as a paper cut or a seasonal cold fatal. So how does it work? Emma Bryce takes you inside the body to find out.
Lesson by Emma Bryce, animation by Cabong Studios.
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Why does the 1800s people have better handwriting than today

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Perhaps you can do a follow-up video about allergies and the immune system?

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[@aj4138]

Your body literally loves you so much and works so hard to keep you alive.its time you loved it back xx

[@PuneetMehra]

How?

[@GGSLM]

You know it's also keeping itself alive, right? It's not like doing us a favor

[@mista_fur3346]

Sorry, the captain has spoken, this ship is on self destruct. Watch Alien, once it has been activated, it can not be deactivated.

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*mastrubates

[@aj4138]

GGSLM yeah,I know 😂 I was just trying to spread some body positivity and all that jazz 😅

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Me: gets a mosquito bite Body: THIs MEANS WAr

[@reinatr4848]

I mean, mosquitoes spread diseases.

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Lol

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Ever heard of malaria

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Person: *Suicidal* Immune System: *”YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED”*

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LMAO

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Lol

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Immune System :Am I A Joke To You

[@user-mi7xu4nt8v]

Most don’t want to end their life, they just want life as they know it to end.

[@aliza_sophia]

I KNOW I SHOULDN’T HAVE LAUGHED, BUT I DID😭

[@mondaymotivator_]

Everytime you feel worthless, remember that there are millions of immune cells willing to die for you.

[@vishvaremo381]

Lol its not like they want to its just they destined to

[@jazzyzjas9701]

or they wanna just kill me, just saying

[@ndrezpz2325]

@@vishvaremo381 not destined to be exact but programmed

[@bhiwaniwala]

@@ndrezpz2325 not even programmed bro they even adapt and learn

[@Psty786]

@@vishvaremo381 it technically has the same meaning if you think bout it

[@siddjoshi2053]

*_Two red blood cells met and fell in love. But alas, it was all in vein._*

[@Ben-tp3vd]

That made my day.

[@rinne1669]

Probably because one of them was a phagocyte

[@sebastien-loikntsangou-kan5264]

sidd joshi I see what you did there 😁

[@geopixels6886]

What a *heart* breaking story.

[@the_dead_poet7829]

still a better story than Twilight.

[@Orikron]

My immune system is on a competition with myself to see who can procrastinate the most and still survive.

[@jorgemagana6532]

The Suicidal Muffin lol, same..

[@geico105]

Bruh, I just saw you on Digibro.

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

Its you again

[@frankwu4747]

There’s a name for that. Immunodeficiency!

[@robinturner7055]

Lol I thought it was just me, but it seems like everyone has seen you from somewhere before.

[@huzzzer6083]

Let's give a huge round of applause to the human body. It deserves it.

[@aaaknowkneemoos4811]

immune system: does everything to keep us alive human having a little problem: i want to die immune system: what

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deca gon let me put it in a another way Immune system : am I a joke to you

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deca gon Immune system: Wait, that's illegal

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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂bro hhhhh

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Ah true

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the animation is so cute :(

[@luckynumber7908]

good night moon I couldn't even pay attention to what they were saying, the animation is that eye catching.

[@daedra40]

Then you can have the pleasure of watching it twice! Hopefully, time is on your side :)

[@teethepenguin2652]

In reality, not really.

[@b1njjj95]

good night moon So why the frown emoji?

[@WadcaWymiaru]

Not really. The "Cells at Work" is...especially the famous platelets...

[@havoctv8820]

*When your Immune system is stronger than you*

[@veorangejuice733]

ok

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@@veorangejuice733 ok?

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@@katekatey279 ok!

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@@veorangejuice733 dzuhhh

[@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up]

But it's here to protect you

[@danny55531]

Watching this video is making me realize how hard my immune system works for me and how much I don't deserve them for eating so much junk :')

[@ong8897]

Eat more fruit bro 🙂

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@@ong8897 Dr Jonny has spoken

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@@yoseabe. he is my doctor.

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Bruh

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"1:55" that last dude doesn't even care.

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he just there to see Cells at Work for free XD

[@TheScienceBiome]

This video makes me feel proud about my body’s immune-army! *sigh* life is beautiful

[@umniyahirfan5026]

The Science Biome I agree

[@SoumOrg]

The Science Biome gr8

[@nihilisticpancakeface6553]

it may be complicated but it isn't that efficient. like if our bodies didn't take so long to make the only real counter measure we have we would never die to diseases.

[@az1336]

The Science Biome i subscribed to you

[@LordShehap]

But unfortunately atheists won't see except the negativity.

[@weirdosq5225]

The animator(s) did a very good job on this one, gave me a good chuckle!

[@raashbucul1498]

Immune system: We're stronger and we've helper T cells HIV: I'm about to end this cell's whole career. lolz

[@roxymax8917]

HIV is a scam by bigpharma

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@@roxymax8917 you are lying right

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@@brok__en life is a joke

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Can I just say how amazing this channel is. It has really helped me with just those small topics I struggle with. You have really helped me with my mocks last year (even though that's all gone down the drain due to the 3rd UK lockdown) and I greatly thank you for this help. I would donate on Patreon but I don't have the money.

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You don't need to donate, I'm sure they appreciate your support nontheless!

[@mmjamel9617]

Wow that’s much much easier to remember and learn than a book 📚 😂

[@PuneetMehra]

* Than

[@albertomangia755]

Well, it's a huge lot more simplified

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Puneet sorry **

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Puneet he said the exact same thing

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Learns how the immune system works in to months Learns how the immune system works in a five minute video

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These immune heroes are funny

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At 1:55 that leukocyte taking selfie really made me laugh 😂

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Zohaib Kamran he is like... Look at me I’m so cool 😎 📱

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Look at me im a macrophage and im so cool 8)

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Zohaib Kamran Gotta embrace that diversity

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me too lmao :D

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Cool B)

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One, two, three four! We are cells at work! One, two, three four! We are hataraku!

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You're Haram

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@@siyacer cells at work isnt a harem anime

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@@siyacer you're bomb

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Where can I watch the anime?

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I’m glad to have these cells.

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THE MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

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INDEED. ALSO CHLOROPHYLL IS WHAT MAKES LEAVES GREEN

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YES

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Presented so well ! Brilliant animation and very creative indeed !!! I'm a fan of your work !

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The visual representation makes it more easy to learn! Thanks TedEd!

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Thank you! The narration and animation really helped me to understand this topic!❤

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1:55 I'm the last one

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Dont worry, you are fine :)

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me too. lel

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Puneet M what??

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My immune system works a 9-9 job so it doesn’t have time to protect me from infection.

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Continual Improvement well nine to nine can be 24 hours

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Continual Improvement you want sympathy

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@@fireinthehole_727 What?

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A brilliant presentation. I've been searching to understand the immune system for years. And I can't thank you enough for this simple easy to follow explanation of the immune system. It's so clear now. I will share with my friends.

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lol

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oh, this reminds me of anime "cells at work"

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Krish Jajay

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it's also easy to understand

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Yea

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I love that movie Soo much

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@@I_like_solarballs it's an anime

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I’m in med school and I love this video because it sums it all really well (obviously there are many other things involved, but they perfectly made it easy and understandable for everyone) 😍😍😍

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How did Med School go Alice Williams?

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@@hotdoghokage yeah i wanna know lol

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How’s your life going Alice Williams

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I’m also in med school but I really hate immunology 😭 and yeah I agree, this has made it really simple and easy to understand

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As usual. TED-Ed the source of inspiration

[@kobimansaray]

0:24 This animation segment had me smiling big idk why lol

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Cringe

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This is so helpful, currently studying for Monday's AP Bio exam and this really cleared up some stuff I was confused on!

[@___aZa___]

this was fantastic! i just had this topic in biology and it couldn't be better explained! thanks!

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The animation is so great! Making me smile the whole video :) Great job to whoever did the illustrations/ animation!

[@beyondfitnessonline]

I love the little things that help the immune system. You can really take advantage of small things and improve your health greatly

[@milk9128]

i literally cried watching this in amazement by how much our body truly does for us and we tend to take that for granted...me included. this was inspirational and emotional

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You guys are the best, keep doing the good work👍

[@mariekebuiter5986]

this is the subject we are covering at biology class right now. Thanks TED, your video explains a lot of the basics

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I couldn't concentrate as the animations were adorable. Had to watch it twice. I love this version of the explanation.

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623 dislikes are the mosquitoes and flu viruses.

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Addison Anderson.. I just love the way you narrate. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ParadoxHorde]

I do owe my immune system my life, but I'm one of those unlucky people with an autoimmune condition. I owe research on the immune system my continued stability more than I owe it to my immune system. I owe science and continued funding on autoimmune research my future, as we don't know much, but we know enough to keep people with autoimmune conditions protected to a point. Most of all I am thankful to the people who vaccinate and are able to create herd immunity that builds an extra immune system outside of my own, because they are the reason my immune system has not yet been triggered to cause another seriously harmful attack on my own body. Thank you TED-Ed for continuing to help educate people, and for spreading the knowledge and awareness on public health issues.

[@saikoujikan]

Which autoimmune disease do you have?

[@ParadoxHorde]

Multiple Sclerosis

[@saikoujikan]

That's an annoying one. Comes an goes as it pleases doesn't it? Is it mostly sensory, or motor?

[@ParadoxHorde]

It's more sensory now that I'm in remission, although while I was mid relapse it was a mix of both sensory and motor.

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these kind of videos makes me happy and thankful.

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I love how easy you make us comprehend science. Thanks so much.

[@ravenn2631]

These cute leukocytes give me joy in life.

[@shielamarie908]

Im here because of the anime - cells at work (hataraku saibou) .. it is all about the immune cells. 😊 platelets are the cutest!

[@The500k]

Man these videos are great, teaching with the animations makes it easy and fun to learn.

[@oyinolavic]

Fantastic animation and so educational! I love binge watching your videos

[@Ta3allamOnline]

Why have you only explained the adaptive immunity? and not the adaptive too? :)) Or have i missed something?

[@TheAlps36]

Animation in Education Do you mean the innate immune response? That's what the phagocytes and leukocytes are

[@Ta3allamOnline]

Aha, that's what i've missed so. Thanks :D

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I already knew this... From Cells At Work

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HAHA YES I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

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these videos are saving my life, I have a big homework in two weeks about this and ted ed videos help a lot

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I love Ted-Ed videos, they make stuff so understandable, and fun too.

[@SincerelyYoursWill]

Rebounding from a cold/flu I watched this clip just to learn a bit more of the immune system. However, in addition to being educated on how the immune system works, I was finding myself smiling by the animation and story line. Wasn't expecting that TED-Ed but thanks for finding the sweet spot of being both informative and entertaining. This one made me smile here.

[@thecrystalunicorn1946]

Emma has a deep voice..

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The Crystal Unicorn Emma is the lesson creator but, the voice is someone else

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6-50 woosh. And thanks. I have been wondering the structure of the title

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Really great video helped me so much with writing my essay for college as it made it easy to understand. Thank you!

[@charlotte-carmen]

I literally knew nothing about this topic before i watched this. Thank you very much!

[@theresafushiguro3107]

And by now, I'm thankful that we have them.

[@tapsi7577]

they are the most cutest leucocytes I ever seen 😂😂😂

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i no right

[@shitheaddaehtihs8896]

I have an exam in microbiology tomorrow and this helped tremendously!!

[@yenililianabernalrubio5973]

Beautiful and very clear video!

[@jamiesuzette666]

Can you do a segment on the immune system with Lupus/Autoimmune diseases?

[@britnic6347]

Jamie Vertz yes!! I have lupus and was just thinking they should do an autoimmune specific video! 💜

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@@fzana , cheer up! You're still beautiful!

[@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up]

OR YOUR IMMUNITY VS CORONA

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Yes, do autoimmune segment please. I have ITP, I want to know what are the chances person with autoimmune survive if infected with coronavirus..

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*Best Educational Channel*

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Very useful information. Thanks for sharing!

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This is an awesome video. I was studying for a science about this stuff and it told me everything I needed to know. Full of description and really interesting info as a matter of fact. Very helpful! ;) :D

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When I don’t feel motivated to eat fresh fruit and vegetables I just watch these videos. And it helps and then I go grocery shopping :)

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Please make a lesson about why do we tickle! 😄

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liza culebro yeaaaaassss

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They should also make a lesson on how to use proper grammer

[@DoctorSVaidya]

love it.. so easy way to explain. thank you very much.

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This is one of your most creative videos. Keep up the great job

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me toooo :D

[@ahintea]

This video explains this so well. I wish I had seen this when I was in biology lol

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Amazing channel! How fascinanting is see how our immune system works. It was easily and helpul to understand, I feel that I could spend my whole day watching these videos!

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Awesome, Hats off to Animation Team, Great Work in Educating, Thanks

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Me: gets sick Me: takes pills to lower my temperature My body: Am I a joke to you?

[@Keyad_]

Stolen

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@@Keyad_ and y tf do u care so much?

[@creamclips2071]

Me: Yes.

[@juanflynn4392]

This is very important for people who had a low immune system

[@hha8171]

This is why I became an immunologist! I love this stuff so much!

[@asmariyaz4994]

thank you! wonderfully explained.

[@jazzyzjas9701]

can you please make a video on Autoimmunity. It's great to see a normal person's immune system work. Now I just want to see why it decided to turn against the host in many cases.

[@britneybain8383]

This is interesting, especially after watching Cells at Work!😀

[@duncanmifsud1333]

WOW! Very educational video for exams! In fact, for exams I see this video again and again and helps me a lot!

[@monckeywrench4823]

Another very important knowledge,,thank you for sharing ted ed!

[@EvilMC10]

Thank you, Immune System!

[@Quackerona]

my immune system: "work every second in order to keep my body from getting infected" me: "being exhausted from being exhausted"

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[@25447carepear]

Man, I love this kind of education. If I were smart enough, I would've studied internal medicine. I love health and research combined. Would've been a great career for me. ❤️

[@Amorium]

The ultimate video for understanding immune system. Just the best video.

[@hakunamatata4713]

It's like the body has a mind of it's own🤯🤯

[@thebigenderqueen1586]

0:42: ummm I don’t think we work like that 😂 1:05: *close enough* 😂😂😂 And now we’re..... PAAAACCCCCMMMMAAAAANNNNN!

[@theascendunt9960]

I currently have 6 mosquito bite bumps on my body. Thanks, immune system. I owe it to you guys.

[@jaroslawslowinski6905]

Absolutely brilliant stuff in terms of its content and form of presentation.

[@nachannachle2706]

Gotta love how happily these leukocytes prance about to work!

[@ArthasProVEVO]

Oh my gosh, all these things happening in our body and we were living a lie dude, 😂 wow great video, makes us feel super cool 😎

[@randb3766]

I Love your channel 😭 I don't even have the right words to describe how great is your videos 💗

[@abilashkp2243]

Thanks a lot for the beautiful explanation

[@lbc5201]

Q: How does my inmune system work? A: It doesn't.

[@abtinbarzin8369]

Well, rip

[@Danube-TV]

Why not

[@jon_noj]

Q: Should I go to a doctor? A: It’s probably fine,

[@Semityis22]

Lol

[@billyk8397]

It’s so weird to think that this is all happening in the body... 😳

[@divyashree2521]

IT WAS AWESOME !!!!!! ...THANKS ALOT!! THE WAY YU EDITED AND THOSE ANIMATED ANTIGENS and LUEKOCYTES ....IT WAS QUITE HILARIOUS AND VERY INTERESTING TO LISTEN OVER ...OMYGOD I JUST LOVE ITT!!!! THANKSS ALOT FOR CREATING SUCH A UNDERSTABLE IMMUNE VIDEO!!!

[@yeetri1034]

You can check out kurgesagtz new video on the immune system too. He goes in a bit more depth.

[@errorite6653]

I admit it, I giggled every time he said "phagocyte."