Here is the link for the test. Cause its testing the white blood cells! Isn’t the white cells that fight the herpes virus?
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw4260/whydone.htm
Here is more info on the white blood cell count.
White blood cell (WBC, leukocyte) count. White blood cells protect the body against infection. If an infection develops, white blood cells attack and destroy the bacteria, virus, or other organism causing it. White blood cells are bigger than red blood cells but fewer in number. When a person has a bacterial infection, the number of white cells rises very quickly. The number of white blood cells is sometimes used to find an infection or to see how the body is dealing with cancer treatment.
