However, indifferent to COVID-19 [32], the relative elevation of basophils in the non-survived group compared with that in the survived group may be related to tick bite transmission.[33] With multiple pattern recognition receptors on basophils, such as Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular adhesion molecule 3-Grabbing Nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) and C-type lectin, basophils may provide a stable cellular basis for HIV capture and transmission [21,34]. The gene discussed is CD209; the disease is COVID-19.