LIST of ABBREVIATIONS
COVID-19: Coronavirus Disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2: Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2; HCoV-229E: Human Coronavirus 229E; HCoV-OC43:
Human Coronavirus OC43; HCoV-NL63: Human Coronavirus NL63; HCoV-HKU1:
Human Coronavirus HKU1; SARS-CoV: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus; MERS-CoV: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus;
WHO: World Health Organization; SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome;
MERS: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; ACE2: Angiotensin-Converting
Enzyme 2; TMPRSS2: Transmembrane Protease, Serine 2; GSAID: Global
Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data; MHC: Major Histocompatibility
Complex; SNP: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism; ARDS: Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome; CT: Computed Tomography; RT-PCR:
Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction; CDC: Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention; IEDCR: Institute of Epidemiology,
Disease Control and Research; DGHS: Directorate General of Health
Services; AR: Attack Rate; DGDA: Directorate General of Drug
Administration; BMRC: Bangladesh Medical Research Council; EBP:
Extracorporeal blood purification.