what is the disease where your body doesn't make enough white blood cells
Diseases of the White Blood Cells. 1  Neutropenia (pronounced: new-truh-PEE-nee-uh) occurs when there aren't enough of a certain type of white blood cell to protect the body against bacterial infections. 2  Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks certain types of white blood cells (lymphocytes) that work to fight infection.