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

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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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