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

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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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