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Leukemia is not an infection. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood formation. Leukemia can, however, make you more likely to get infections.
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How wbc can be increased?
Leukemia, infection
What is the name for an infection in the bone and bone marrow?
Leukemia
What diseases does shiitake mushroom treat?
Childhood leukemia, cancer, HIV infection.
How can you be infected with leukemia?
Leukemia is NOT and infection. You cannot catch it. It is something that happens due to some kind of damage to the stem cells that are responsible for blood production.
Causes of lymphocytic leukemia?
There are so many reason for the cause for leukemia. But the main cause is viral infection from the virus Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV).
What does a sudden increase in the number of white blood cells tell a physician?
the body is fighting off a serious infection
Why would a leukemia patient have infection without fever or without high white blood cell count?
A leukemia patient can have an infection without a favor or a high white count because of the medications they may be taking. Some infections do not produce a fever. Some medications suppress the white coat.
What are some characteristics of childhood leukemia?
Some of the characteristics of childhood leukemia include: fatigue, bruising or bleeding easily, coughing, shortness of breath, fever or infection, weakness, headaches, vomiting, and rashes.
What does a high neutrophils and a high lymphocytes and high monocytes count mean?
A high neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes count indicates strong towards leukemia, some sort of infection, or disease. Individually they have even more implications.
Why are leukemia patients vulnerable to infection?
In general, leukemia is characterized by an increase in WBC's. This may lead you to think there would be a strengthening of the immune system, however, the increase in WBC's is due to the unregulated proliferation of immature cells (myeloid cells or lymphoblasts) or abnormal cells which are both incapable of defense against infection.
Can a healthier diet help contribute to the fight against leukemia?
Yes that is very inportant to stay on a healthy diet. A leukemia patient needs to eat a diet that minimizes the risk of infection, provides strength to fight the leukemia and enables the body to work optimally to heal. Because leukemia is a blood cancer that starts in the white blood cells and leads to lowered immune system function, how food is prepared for leukemia patients is just as important as what foods they eat.
Monocyte percent is 11.0?
The normal range for monocytes is two to eight percent. A high monocyte percent may indicate chronic inflammatory disease, parasitic infection, viral infection, leukemia, or tuberculosis.
