| SARS-CoV-2 | 2019 novel coronavirus |
| Cl | confidence level |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| ACE-2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 |
| ARDS | acute respiratory disease syndrome |
| Cl | confidence level |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| MERS | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| R0 | basic reproduction number |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SARS-CoV | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| WHO | world health organization |