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Can someone pls tell me that WBC or TLC count rises only in bacterial infection or it rises in viral infection as well?
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It rises in bacterial infections...and may fall in viral infections
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It's more specific for bacterial infection. It may even be below normal in viral infection
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Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sehrawat
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11 yrs exp
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Mostly in bacterial it increse.
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