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Ken has a bacterial infection with inflammation. what type of wbc increases in number first to help him fight the infection? which wbc arrives second to help?

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Neutrophils, the most common of the white blood cell, appear first to deal with the infection, be it bacterial or viral. B-cells are next, coming in to identify the antigen and start antibody production and learning.
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