RIPK3 and viral infectious disease: A protective role of Receptor Interacting Serine/Threonine Kinase 3 (RIPK3) has been reported against viral infections including influenza A virus and RIPK3 is known as a key factor upon viral infection that determines whether the infected cells undergo apoptosis or necroptosis (Newton et al., 2014; Nogusa et al., 2016; Thapa et al., 2016; Daniels et al., 2017).