The pneumonia caused by the influenza virus results from the accumulation of fluid and cell debris in the lungs.This occurs during the lysogenic life cycle of the virus.

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The influenza virus undergoes a lytic life cycle, not a lysogenic life cycle. The accumulation of fluid and cell debris in the lungs during influenza pneumonia is a result of the virus damaging and destroying the cells lining the respiratory tract.

The Pneumonia Caused by the Influenza Virus Results from the Accumulation