10 Symptoms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

5. Infection

White blood cells are a crucial and vital part of the body's defense system. They help protect the body from many harmful organisms. In acute myeloid leukemia, the bone marrow produces a large number of abnormal white blood cells. However, these abnormal cells have no function and have no role in protecting the body against dangerous organisms. They grow quickly and accumulate in the bone marrow. This makes the bone marrow produce less healthy white blood cells. That is why acute myeloid leukemia patients have a low immunity and are more likely to get sick than healthy people.