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. 2021 Feb 20;10(4):877. doi: 10.3390/jcm10040877
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