| VLPs | Virus-Like Particles |
| PRR | Pattern Recognition Receptor |
| PASP | Pathogen-Associated Structural Pattern |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| LN | Lymph Node |
| SCS | Sub-Capsular Sinus |
| DC | Dendritic Cell |
| cDC | Conventional Dendritic Cell |
| pDC | Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell |
| dDC | Dermal Dendritic Cell |
| fDC | Follicular Dendritic Cell |
| LC | Langerhans Cell |
| APC | Antigen-Presenting Cell |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte |
| CRP | C Reactive Protein |
| PTX3 | Pentraxin-Related Protein |
| MHC-I | Major Histocompatability Class I |
| MHC-II | Major Histocompatibility Class II |
| LCMV | Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus |
| dsRNA | Double Stranded RNA |
| ssRNA | Single Stranded RNA |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| IFN | Interferon |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B-Cells |
| AP-1 | Activator Protein 1 |
| IRF | Interferon Regulatory factor |
| CCL2 | Chemokine (C-C motif) Ligand 2 |
| CXCL8 | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) Ligand 8 |
| MyD88 | Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response Gene 88 |
| TRIF | TIR-Domain-Containing Adapter-Inducing Interferon-β |