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What Causes Elevated WBC Count While Suffering From Typhoid?
I recently had typhoid fever ,about three weeks ago to be exact. I now have a white blood cell count of 12500. Could it be possible that the high cell count is due to the typhoid fever I had. Also, I am not presenting fever or any other symptom of typhoid fever.
An increased production of white blood cells to fight an infection A reaction to a drug that increases white blood cell production A disease of bone marrow, causing abnormally high production of white blood cells An immune system disorder that increases white blood cell production, Specific causes of a high white blood cell count include:
Allergy, especially severe allergic reactions Stress, such as severe emotional or physical stress Thanks, Dr,Naeem. MD
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What Causes Elevated WBC Count While Suffering From Typhoid?
Good Evening, According to your typhoid history,kind of reasons explain you briefly high white blood cell count usually indicates An increased production of white blood cells to fight an infection A reaction to a drug that increases white blood cell production A disease of bone marrow, causing abnormally high production of white blood cells An immune system disorder that increases white blood cell production, Specific causes of a high white blood cell count include: Allergy, especially severe allergic reactions Stress, such as severe emotional or physical stress Thanks, Dr,Naeem. MD