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

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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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