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Yes it can. It can cause inflammation and this can raise the level of white cells in response.
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Lyme disease can cause a high white blood count.
There are several different things that could be causing an increased white blood cell count. Some of these things include an infection, a reaction to a drug, a disease of bone marrow, or an immune system disorder.
The white cell count increases
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Diseases including liver and kidney disease increase the white blood cells in cats. A high white blood count can indicate a serious problem.
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes; a kind of white blood cell that support the human being battle disease. A high white blood cell count indicates an infection or disease.
White blood cell counts can be affected by Diverticular disease (pouches that form in the colon) and increased by certain splenic diseases and bone marrow diseases, such as myeloproliferative disease.
If you have a white blood cell count of 30,000, your doctor will most likely run more tests to figure out why you have a high count. High white blood cell counts can be caused by anemia, infections, inflammatory disease, or leukemia.
it could be caused by a disease...smoking also eliminates your white blood cell count
It will generally show a high white blood cell count.