ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Biosecurity

Biosecurity is like putting a special shield around your body to keep you safe from bad germs. Just like how we wash our hands to keep from getting sick, biosecurity is like a big version of that to make sure that nothing harmful can get into our environment.

It's important to have biosecurity because it helps to make sure that things like plants and animals are healthy and safe. For example, if someone brings a dangerous bug to a new place it could hurt the plants and animals that live there. Biosecurity helps to prevent that from happening by checking everything before it's allowed to go into a new place.

Think of it like a doctor who checks new visitors before they come in to see a patient who is already sick. The doctor makes sure that the new visitor isn't carrying any germs that could make the sick patient sicker. Biosecurity is just like that, but for places instead of people.