| (SARS-CoV-2) | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| (MERS-CoV) | Middle East respiratory syndrome |
| (COVID-19) | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| (ARDS) | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| (ICU) | Intensive care unit |
| (NICU) | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| (ECMO) | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| (ssRNA) | Single-stranded RNA |
| (NK cell) | Natural killer cell |
| (pDC) | Plasmatoid dendritic cell |
| (Th) | T helper |
| (Treg) | Regulatory T cell |
| (TLR) | Toll-like receptor |
| (IFN) | Interferon |
| (IL) | Interleukin |
| (MCP-1) | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| (MIP-1α) | Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha |
| (TNF-α) | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| (ACE2) | Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 |
| (ACOG) | American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| (AJOG) | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| (CDC) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| (FDA) | Food and Drug Administration |
| (NIH) | National Institutes of Health |
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