| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| IIV | Inactivated Influenza Vaccine |
| LAIV | Live Attenuated Influenza Virus |
| HA | hemagglutinin |
| NA | neuraminidase |
| NP | nucleoprotein |
| M1 | matrix protein 1 |
| M2/BM2 | matrix protein 2 |
| NS1 | nonstructural protein 1 |
| NS2 | nonstructural protein 2 |
| TLRs | Toll-Like Receptors |
| RIG-I | retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| NLRs | NOD-like receptors |
| MDA-5 | melanoma differentiation-associated 5 |
| IFN | interferons |
| IL | interleukin |
| ASCs | antibody secreting cells |
| ADCC | antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| AECI | alveolar epithelial type I |
| AECII | alveolar epithelial type II |