| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CoV | coronavirus |
| CoVs | coronaviruses |
| CQ | chloroquine |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DPP4 | dipeptidyl peptidase-4 |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| GBS | Guillain-Barré syndrome |
| HCQ | hydroxychloroquine |
| HEV | swine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus |
| IL | interleukin |
| MERS | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| MV | measles virus |
| ORNs | olfactory receptor neurons |
| RCTs | randomized clinical trials |
| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
| RT-PCR | real-time reverse polymerase-transcriptase chain reaction |
| RV | rabies virus |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SUSs | sustentacular cells |
| TMPRSS2 | transmembrane protease serine 2 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| VSV | vesicular stomatitis virus |
| WHO | World Health Organization |