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

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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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