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

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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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