| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| CFR | case fatality ratio |
| IAV | influenza A virus |
| IBV | influenza B virus |
| HA | hemagglutinin |
| NA | neuraminidase |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| HSCs | hematopoietic stem cells |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| HPA | hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| HSCs | hematopoietic stem cells |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| HPA | hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| TF | tissue factor |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| GGT | gamma glutamyl transferase |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| VOCs | variants of concern |
| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| RBD | receptor-binding domain |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| RAS | renin–angiotensin System |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| Ang II | angiotensin II |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| NPIs | nonpharmaceutical interventions |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| Ct | cycle threshold |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| PERK | protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| eIF2α | eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha |
| ATF-4 | activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATF-6 | activating transcription factor 6 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| S1P | serineproteasesite-1 |
| S2P | serine 534 proteasesite-2 |
| IRE1 | inositol-requiringenzyme1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| CK-MB | creatine kinase isoenzyme MB |
| cTnI | cardiac troponin I |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| MMP-13 | matrix metalloproteinase-13 |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| APCs | antigen-presenting cells |
| MHC-II | MHC class II molecules |
| NK | natural killer |
| ABCs | age-associated B cells |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| Teff | effector T cell |
| Th17 | T helper17 |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CARS | anti-inflammatory response syndrome |
| UPR | Unfolded Protein Response |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| VLP | virus-like particle |
| M2e | matrix 2 ectodomain of the influenza virus |