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

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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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