| ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated Speck-like containing a caspase-recruitment domain |
| ATF | Activating transcription factor |
| CD | Codon deoptimized |
| CIV | Canine influenza virus |
| CPSF30 | Cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor 30 |
| CTT | C- terminal tail |
| dsRNA | double-stranded RNA |
| E1B-AP5 | Adenovirus early region 1B-associated protein 5 |
| ED | Effector domain |
| EIV | Equine influenza virus |
| eIF2α | α subunit of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| eIF4G | Eukaryotic initiation factor 4G |
| FDA | Food and drug administration |
| HA | Hemagglutinin |
| IAV | Influenza A virus |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IIV | Influenza inactivated vaccine |
| IKK | inhibitor of kappa β kinase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRF | Interferon regulatory factor |
| ISGs | Interferon (IFN)-stimulated genes |
| LAIV | Live-attenuated influenza vaccine |
| M2 | Matrix protein 2 |
| MDV | Master donor virus |
| NA | Neuraminidase |
| NCR | Non-coding region |
| NEP | Nuclear export protein |
| NES | Nuclear export signal |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa β |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor family member LRR- and Pyrin domain containing-3 |
| NLS | Nuclear localization signal |
| NS1 | Non-structural protein 1 |
| NSs | NS split |
| NXF1 | Nuclear RNA export Factor 1 |
| OAS | Oligoadenylate synthase |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PA | Polymerase acid |
| PABP | Poly(A)-binding protein |
| PACT | Protein activator of the IFN-induced PKR |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PB1 | Polymerase basic 1 |
| PB2 | Polymerase basic 2 |
| pH1N1 | pandemic H1N1 virus |
| PI3K | p85-β of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKR | Protein kinase R |
| Pol II | Polymerase II |
| PR8 | A/Puerto Rico/8/34 |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| RAE1 | Ribonucleic Acid Export 1 |
| RBD | RNA-binding domain |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid inducible gene I |
| RNAse L | Ribonuclease L |
| RdRp | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| ssRNA | single-stranded RNA |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| TRIM25 | E3 ligase tripartite motif-containing protein 25 |
| UTR | Untranslated region |
| WT | Wild-type |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WSN | A/WSN/33 |