How Much Do You Know About Viruses?

Viruses are ancient. Although they are not alive, Vi...ruses are not exactly dead, either. Do you know there are more viruses than stars in the universe or that more than a quadrillion individual viruses exist on our planet - luckily, most are not poised to hop into humans? Have you ever wondered how much do you know about viruses? Take our quiz, and find out!

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The English word virus is based on a Latin word for _____________.
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What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?
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What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?
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Which scientist discovered the first virus?
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How many different types of viral infections are there?
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What is the minimum amount of time people should spend washing their hands to prevent COVID-19 infection?
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Rubella is also known as which of these?
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What is the most well-known retrovirus that infects humans?
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What percentage of human DNA originally came from viruses?
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How does COVID-19 spread?
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When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?
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How many families of human viruses are there?
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What's the outer protein shell of a virus called?
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What is the only viral disease to have been eradicated by vaccination?
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What was the first identified human virus?
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When was the first virus discovered?
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How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?
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How many DNA viruses families are there?
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What units are used to measure viruses?
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How many different shapes of viruses are there?
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Which of these factors has contributed to the rise in infectious diseases?
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All viruses contain how many different components?
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How far should you distance from others to prevent COVID-19 transmission?
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What is the most common virus in humans?
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What is the smallest known animal virus?
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What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?
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Do you know how many viruses are there in the human body?
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Who developed the first modern vaccine?
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What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?
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When did viruses first appear on Earth?
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What's the world's largest virus?
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Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?
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COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?
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Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?
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How many different types of vaccines are there?

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Viruses are ancient. Although they are not alive, Viruses are not exactly dead, either. Do you know there are more viruses than stars in the universe or that more than a quadrillion individual viruses exist on our planet - luckily, most are not poised to hop into humans? Have you ever wondered how much do you know about viruses? Take our quiz, and find out!

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