What does it mean when you have fewer white blood cells?

Answer 1

White blood cells play an important role in the immunity/immune system of an individual. The white blood cell count is performed routinely as part of a complete blood count. An unusually high white blood cell count can indicate an infection, hypersplenism, bone marrow depression (drugs, radiation or heavy metal poisoning) or primary bone marrow disorders such as leukemia. A low white blood cell count (Neutropenia) can be the result of infection, make an individual more susceptible to outside infections or allow multiplication of organisms within the body which would normally kept in check by a healthy immune system.

Neutropenia can occur in acute bacterial infections, viral infections, rickettsiae disease, some parasite injections, aplastic and pernicious anemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, some hormone imbalances and anaphylactic shock.

Answer 2

White blood cells are cells of the immune system defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials. If you have a high white blood cell count it means your probably sick or fighting off a virus of some kind.

Answer 3

when u have high wbc count it means ur immune system is fighting with some sort of unhealthy elements within ur body and if rbc count is high it means that you r in a healthy state. If both rbc and wbc counts are high togather means you are still ok but your immune is fighting something and there r enemies at your gate.

Answer 4

It could mean that there is an infection in your body. Your white blood cells are what helps fight infections.

Answer 5

Lots of things.

Could be the patient is immunosupressed, has bone marrow failure and even certain cancers.

Answer 6

white blood cells destroy the bad stuff and protect the food

Answer 7

It usually is a good indicator that your body is trying to fight off germs that have invaded the body

Answer 8

really healthy