| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndromes |
| HFMD | hand-foot-and-mouth disease |
| EV71 | enterovirus 71 |
| CV-A16 | coxsackieviruses A16 |
| CISDCP | China information system for disease control and prevention |
| SPSS | statistical package for the social sciences |