White blood cells (WBC) also known as leukocytes, play a major role in your body’s immune function.
They help by looking for invading viruses, and bacteria in your blood.
Normal WBC count (per microliter of blood):Neutrophils: 3150 - 6200Lymphocytes: 1500 - 3000Monocytes: 300 - 500Eosinophils: 50 - 250Basophils: 15 - 50 What does it mean when your health checkup report shows a high level of WBC count?Increased WBC numbers are not beneficial.
A high WBC count can indicate an underlying health problem, like an infection, stress, allergy, inflammation, trauma, etc.
Your health checkup report shows the levels of different types of WBCs in your body by which your physician can know the cause of the elevation.
Lymphocyte count may indicate viral or bacterial infection, and increased monocytes indicate chronic inflammation.
