The white blood cells form the defense system of the body for fighting away the different pathogens which attack the body. Therefore the White Blood Cell Count Normal Range is quite a necessary piece of information regarding the proper working of the body.

The white blood cells are known as the leucocytes and a drop of blood gives quite a surprising number of 7,000 to around 25,000 leucocytes. The White Blood Cell Count Normal Range helps to detect the presence of any infection as there is a great rise in the number of leucocytes for defending the body against the infection. There are around 5 types of leucocytes which are found in the body starting with the lymphocytes and then monocytes followed by the eosinophils and basophils which are detected by the staining procedures and then lastly the granulocytes. The count of the white blood cells is usually same for men women or children the only difference that can be observed is during the time of pregnancy when the count rises in women who is around 9000-30000 cells per micoliter. The unit which is used for the calculation of the white blood cells is cells per microliter because the volume of the blood id taken into consideration during calculation. The White Blood Cell Count Normal Range would be4, 500 to 10,000 for a human being during normal conditions. The number of Neutrophils is around 2,500 to 6000 while the lymphocytes is around 1, 500 to 3000 during healthy times. The count of the basophils is 15 to 50 while for eosinophils it is 50 to 250 and then monocytes which are around 300-500 for a healthy human being at normal times. The count of the white blood cells is given in ranges because it varies from person to person according to the synthesis which is affected due to many reasons in many people. Leucocytosis is the term associated with people who have a huge range of white blood cells due to various different reasons.

The blood is a mixture of the red blood cells, white blood cells and the platelets where the white blood cell is around 1% of the blood. Leucopenia is a stage which is usually observed in children where the white blood cells count drop to a great extent making the body very weak and not entitling it to fight against the pathogens to stop any infection.