Since pathogenic immune responses are not exclusive to dengue but underlie the severity of several other viral diseases, including severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by viruses (D’Elia et al., 2013; Perrone et al., 2008) and COVID-19 (Jose and Manuel, 2020), our findings could be translated into different infectious settings, whereby targeting the AnxA1 pathway, with or without combination with antiviral drugs, holds promising therapeutic potential. The gene discussed is ANXA1; the disease is viral infectious disease.