What is lysozyme?

Lysozyme is like a tiny superhero inside your body that helps fight off germs.

Imagine you're playing with blocks, and someone comes in and starts knocking them down, that's kind of what happens when bad guys called germs get into your body. But here’s the cool part: your body has little helpers called lysozymes, which are like tiny wrecking balls that go after those germs.

Think of a germ as a wall made of blocks, strong and hard to break through. Lysozyme is like a special tool that breaks down the blocks one by one, making the wall weaker until it falls apart. That’s how your body keeps you healthy when germs try to cause trouble.

You probably have lysozyme in your tears, that’s why sometimes when you cry, it helps keep your eyes from getting too infected. It's like a little guardian in your body working quietly all the time, making sure the bad guys don’t win.