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 well-known retrovirus that infects humans?
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The English word virus is based on a Latin word for _____________.
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What units are used to measure viruses?
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All viruses contain how many different components?
5
How far should you distance from others to prevent COVID-19 transmission?
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Which scientist discovered the first virus?
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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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What is the most common virus in humans?
10
Rubella is also known as which of these?
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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 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 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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What was the first identified human virus?
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How many different types of vaccines are there?
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What is the only viral disease to have been eradicated by vaccination?
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What's the world's largest virus?
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Do you know how many viruses are there in the human body?
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How does COVID-19 spread?
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Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?
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When did viruses first appear on Earth?
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How many different shapes of viruses are there?
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Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?
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Which of these factors has contributed to the rise in infectious diseases?
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What is the smallest known animal virus?
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How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?
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What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?
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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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How many DNA viruses families are there?
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When was the first virus discovered?
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How many different types of viral infections 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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