2006-12-17 00:50:37 · 3 answers · asked by alandcindy20 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
It means you have less white blood cells which means you are more likely to fall sick cause white blood cells defend you body against diseases.
2006-12-17 00:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by dododo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White blood cells (normal count)-5000 to 10,000/cubic millimeter.
Agranulocytosis is a diseased condition in which there is an insufficient number of white blood cells called neutrophils or granulocytes. This can be caused by a failure of the bone marrow to make sufficient neutrophils, or when white blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be produced. Affected people are susceptible to infections.
Leukopenia (or leukocytopenia, or leucopenia) is a decrease in the number of circulating white blood cells (leukocytes) in the blood. (not a diseased condition) As the principal function of white cells is to combat infection, a decrease in the number of these cells can place patients at increased risk for infection.
Certain drugs and diseases may cause the reduction of the number of white blood cells.
2006-12-17 01:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
White Blood cells seek out viruses and kill them. If you have a lower count than normal of white blood cells you are more suceptible to getting sick. Low counts can be caused by chemotherapy.
2006-12-17 00:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by fortyninertu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋