Question: why wbc count decreased in dengue?
Answer: The normal platelet count in the body ranges from 1.5 to 4 lacs, this can go down to as low as 20,000 to 40,000 in the case of dengue patients. This happens because: Dengue can damage your bone marrow, the platelet-producing centre of the body. The dengue virus can affect your blood cells and damage your platelets.