Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Blood- Components and Functions

The blood contains of the erythrocytes, leukocytes, Red blood cells, White blood cells, Complete blood count, plasma cells, and platelets. Sometimes when the blood of two people is mixed together, it clumps or forms visible islands in the liquid plasma--the red cells become attached to one another this is agglutination which results in formation of fibrins. Erythrocytes are also known as red blood cells which carry oxygen to the body and collect carbon dioxide from the body by the use of hemoglobin and its life span of 120 days. Along the side the leucocytes help in protecting the healthy cells because the white blood cells (leucocytes) act as the defending cells in protecting the immune system from the foreign cells.