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