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An abnormally high white blood cell count is known as leukocytosis. The opposite is leukocytopenia.
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A sudden increase in the number of white blood cells in a human may be an indication of?
An Infection
What is leukocytosis?
Acutre leukocytosis is the sudden or short-term increase in white blood cells.
Is leukemia an increase or decrease of white blood cells?
Its an abnormal increase in number of white bllo cells.
Abnormal increase in the number of wbc?
Infection is one possible reason for an abnormal increase in the number of WBC's (white blood cells).
What happens to the number of white blood cells in the body during an infection?
The number of white blood cells increase during an infection, so they can fight off the pathogens quicker.
What will infections generally increase the number of iin the body?
White blood cells (leukocytes)
Does the production of red blood cells increase when an infection is present?
When there is an infection the wbc will rise up in number.
An infection in the body might result in a sudden?
There are many different symptoms that can accompany infection in the body. However, I think what you are looking for is: It can result in a sudden increase in temperature or drop in blood pressure. These are all signs of sepsis, or toxic shock.
What disease will appear if there is an elevation of white blood cells?
White blood cells increase in number to fight an infection or 'disease'. It is part of the body's immune response.
What blood cells increase when you are sick?
White blood cells will increase in number when you are sick. There are several types. Each will respond differently to the type of infection. One type is the eosinophil and it will show increased numbers due to allergies. The normal number of WBCs in the blood is 4,500-10,000 white blood cells per microliter (mcL).
What does a high result of white cell count blood test indicate?
There are normally between 4×10 and 1.1×10 white blood cells in a liter of blood, and ranging from 7 and 21 microns in diameter, they make up approximately 1% of blood in a healthy adult. An increase in the number of leukocytes over the upper limits is called leukocytosis, and a decrease below the lower limit is called leukopenia.
What happens if that person has leukemia?
Uncontrolled and undesired Increase in number of White blood cells at the cost of RBCs
