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I'm a 19 yrs old male.I am asymptomatic. My routine cbc report shows rbc of 6.29 million and wbc 12800.After 3 months report shows rbc 5.77 million and wbc of 12,400. Why is wbc high??
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This is just at the higher end which is not a problem. If there are no symptoms of infection like fever or any other illness it is normal
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