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Can Low White Blood Cells Cause Flu?

i am 50 yr old f, i had a routine doc appt, with bloodwork up prior to seeing him, everything came out actually good. only thing was my white blood count, he said was within the normal range,but was at the lowest end, and would re-do test. 3 days later, i came down with the flu. was that an indication that i was going to get sick?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
Low wbc count is commonly seen in the flu. But from only low count you can not say that you are going to get seek. Because many people has low normal count as normal variation. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly for your flu.
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Can Low White Blood Cells Cause Flu?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Low wbc count is commonly seen in the flu. But from only low count you can not say that you are going to get seek. Because many people has low normal count as normal variation. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly for your flu. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health