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 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 viral infections are there?
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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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Do you know how many viruses are there in the human body?
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How many DNA viruses families are there?
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COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?
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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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What was the first identified human virus?
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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 many families of human viruses are there?
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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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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's the outer protein shell of a virus called?
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How many different types of vaccines are there?
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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 long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?
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When did viruses first appear on Earth?
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Which scientist discovered the first virus?
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Which of these factors has contributed to the rise in infectious diseases?
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The English word virus is based on a Latin word for _____________.
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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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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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Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?
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Who developed the first modern vaccine?
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Rubella is also known as which of these?
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Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?
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How far should you distance from others to prevent COVID-19 transmission?

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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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