| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| ACE | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme |
| ADAMTS13 | A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with a ThromboSpondin type 1 domain |
| AdV | Adenovirus |
| APC | Antigen Presenting Cell |
| aPTT | activated Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| CAR | Coxsackie-Adeno Receptor |
| c-ART | combination Anti-Retroviral Therapy |
| CCHF | Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever |
| CCL | Chemokine Ligand |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiation |
| CHIKV | Chikungungya Virus |
| CLEC | C-type Lectin |
| c-MPL | Myeloproliferative Leukemia Protein |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CoxV | Coxsackie virus |
| DC-SIGN | Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular adhesion molecule-3-Grabbing Non-integrin |
| DENV | Dengue Virus |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation |
| DNA | Desoxyribonucleic Acid |
| EBV | Ebstein Barr Virus |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EM | Electron Microscopy |
| FcϒR2A | Fc Gamma Receptor 2a |
| FDP | Fibrinogen Degradation Product |
| FGF-4 | Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-Monocyte Colony Stimulating Factor |
| gMDSC | Granulocytic Myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| GP | Glycoprotein |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| HCC | Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
| HDV | Hepatitis Delta Virus |
| HFRS | Hemorrhagic Fever and Renal Syndrome |
| HHV-6 | Human Herpesvirus 6 |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| HLH | Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis |
| HSP | Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan |
| HUVEC | human vascular endothelial cells |
| IAV/IBV | Influenza A/B Virus |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| INR | International Normalized Ratio |
| ITP | Immune Thrombocytopenia |
| IUT | Intrauterine Transfusion |
| IVIG | Intravenous Immunoglobulin |
| JEV | Japanese Encephalitis Virus |
| LCMV | Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| MPV | Mean Platelet Volume |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MV | Measles Virus |
| NET | Neutrophil Extracellular Trap |
| NS1 | Nonstructural Protein 1 |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| PAF | Platelet Activating Factor |
| PAMP | Pattern Associated Molecular Pattern |
| PAR | Protease Activating Receptor |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PDW | Platelet Distribution Width |
| PF4 | Platelet Factor 4 |
| PLR | Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio |
| PMA | Platelet-Monocyte Aggregate |
| PMP | Platelet Microbicidal Peptides |
| PRR | Pattern Recognition Receptor |
| PS | phospatidylserine |
| PSGL-1 | P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand-1 |
| PT | Prothrombin Time |
| PUUV | Puumala virus |
| PVB-19 | Parvovirus B19 |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RotV | Rotavirus |
| RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | SARS Coronavirus 2 |
| sCD40L | soluble CD40 ligand |
| SDF-1 | Stromal Derived Factor 1 |
| SFTS | Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome |
| Tat | Transactivating factor |
| TBEV | Tickborne Encephalitis Virus |
| TF | Tissue Factor |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TPO | Thrombopoietin |
| VHF | Viral Hemorrhagic Fever |
| VZV | Varicella Zoster Virus |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| WNV | West Nile Virus |
| YFV | Yellow Fever Virus |
| ZIKV | Zika Virus |
| γHV68 | murine gammaherpesvirus 68 |