Low white cell count

Kewreeuss

What infections can you pick up if you have low white cell count?
If you avoid sick people, and anyone with colds and flu, dirty nappies, jacuzzis, you’re COVID vaccinated and you have had all the childhood diseases, what should you be worried about in Ireland?

markmoto

Kewreeuss wrote: »

What infections can you pick up if you have low white cell count?
If you avoid sick people, and anyone with colds and flu, dirty nappies, jacuzzis, you’re COVID vaccinated and you have had all the childhood diseases, what should you be worried about in Ireland?

Three is a few different white cells

Kewreeuss

There are different types of white cells?
Which ones are low affects what infections you can get?

markmoto

Variety of reasons for low white cells, virus, bacteria, prescribed medication, cancer, arthritis, inflammatory disease etc you need to phone your bone marrow and ask but if you haven't got number perhaps GP will help.

Repeating blood test would give you better indication.

Kewreeuss

No, I don’t mean why a person would have low white blood cells. They know why .
But was wondering what infections they could pick up. He said he was told to be careful and not mix too much with people. Apart from picking up a cold or flu he can’t see what else he could catch. Unless there are subtle little infections that we all have that aren’t normally evident or dangerous.

markmoto

Kewreeuss wrote: »

No, I don’t mean why a person would have low white blood cells. They know why .
But was wondering what infections they could pick up. He said he was told to be careful and not mix too much with people. Apart from picking up a cold or flu he can’t see what else he could catch. Unless there are subtle little infections that we all have that aren’t normally evident or dangerous.

you can pickup any infections or none all depend.