| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | AIDS |
| Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma | ATLL |
| Alpha-fetoprotein | AFP |
| Antigen-presenting cells | APC |
| Antiretroviral therapy | ART |
| Chemokine receptor | CCR# |
| Cytotoxic lymphocytes | CTL |
| DC-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3 grabbing non-integrin | DC-SIGN |
| Epstein–Barr virus | EBV |
| Glioblastoma | GBM |
| Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas | HNSCCs |
| Hepatitis B/C/D virus | HBV/HCV/HDV |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | HCC |
| HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders | HAND |
| HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis | HAM/TSP |
| Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 | HIV-1 |
| Human papillomavirus | HPV |
| Human T-lymphocytic virus type 1 | HTLV-1 |
| Interferon | IFN |
| Interleukin | IL |
| Long terminal repeat | LTR |
| Major histocompatibility complex | MHC |
| Myeloid dendritic cell and plasmacytoid dendritic cell | mDC and pDC |
| Natural killer cells | NK Cells |
| Pathogen-associated molecular patterns | PAMPs |
| Pattern recognition receptors | PRRs |
| People living with HIV | PLWH |
| Polymerase chain reaction | PCR |
| Protein negative factor | Nef |
| Reactive oxygen species | ROS |
| Regulatory T cells | T regs |
| Supramolecular activation complex | SMAC |
| Tumor necrosis factor | TNF |