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Many virulence factors focus on the evasion of the host immune system. Some of these, such as meningococcal sepsis and some pneumonia, can debilitate an otherwise healthy patient.

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Molecules known as virulence factors are produced by bacteria, viruses, and fungi to help them to infect host cells. One of virulence factors found in the influenza A viruses is hemagglutinin (HA).