How Much Do You Know About Viruses?

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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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What was the first identified human virus?

Human papillomavirus

Human immunodeficiency virus

Yellow fever virus

Varicella-zoster virus

fortune.com

The English word virus is based on a Latin word for _____________.

Small particle

Circle

Poison

Terror

everydayhealth.com

When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?

1953

1974

1981

1992

thestatesman.com

How far should you distance from others to prevent COVID-19 transmission?

2 feet

4 feet

6 feet

9 feet

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What is the most well-known retrovirus that infects humans?

Epsilonretrovirus

HIV

Alpharetrovirus

Gammaretrovirus

rfi.fr

How does COVID-19 spread?

Through droplets

By drinking contaminated water

Through sexual contact

Through shared needles

empireonline.com

What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?

Ebola

HIV

Bubonic plague

Rotavirus C

earthsky.org

Do you know how many viruses are there in the human body?

Over 380 trillion viruses

Over 16 billion viruses

Less than 1 million viruses

None

cnn.com

Who developed the first modern vaccine?

Hippocrates

Paracelsus

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

newscientist.com

What's the world's largest virus?

Mimivirus

Rotavirus

Pandoravirus

Aichi virus

jewishjournal.com

All viruses contain how many different components?

Two

Four

Six

Eight

fineartamerica.com

When was the first virus discovered?

1863

1892

1915

1936

nationalgeographic.org

Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?

Chikungunya virus

Human cytomegalovirus

Rabies virus

HTLV

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What is the minimum amount of time people should spend washing their hands to prevent COVID-19 infection?

8 seconds

15 seconds

20 seconds

50 seconds

sciencemag.org

When did viruses first appear on Earth?

1 million years ago

183 million years ago

3.4 billion years ago

5 billion years ago

quantamagazine.org

How many DNA viruses families are there?

Eighty-nine

Twenty-two

Six

Two

sciencenews.org

What is the most common virus in humans?

West Nile virus

Coronavirus

Rhinovirus

Zika virus

leica-microsystems.com

What units are used to measure viruses?

Centimeters

Millimeters

Micrometers

Nanometers

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How many different types of viral infections are there?

About 17,000 types

About 5,000 types

About 2,000 types

About 500 types

reddit.com

What's the outer protein shell of a virus called?

Capsid

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Ribosome

dailymail.co.uk

What percentage of human DNA originally came from viruses?

Less than 1 percent

About 5 percent

About 8 percent

About 12 percent

nytimes.com

How many different shapes of viruses are there?

Two

Four

Eleven

Fifty-eight

newyorker.com

How many families of human viruses are there?

2 Families

11 Families

21 Families

36 Families

ft.com

Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?

Banna virus

Cowpox virus

Nipah virus

Kunjin virus

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How many different types of vaccines are there?

Two

Four

Seven

Thirteen

jnj.com

What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?

MERS & influenza

Sapporo A & B virus

West Nile virus & HIV

SARS & MERS

weforum.org

Which of these factors has contributed to the rise in infectious diseases?

Deforestation

World's population growth

Intense international travel

All of the above

npr.org

What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?

Mumps virus

Pithovirus

Norwalk virus

Toscana virus

phys.org

What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?

RNA

DNA

Nucleotides

Deoxyribose

Twitter

How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?

Up to forty minutes

Up to eight hours

Up to one day

Up to nine days

rockefeller.edu

Which scientist discovered the first virus?

Dmitry Ivanovsky

Sigmund Freud

Nikola Tesla

Ivan Pavlov

newsweek.com

What is the only viral disease to have been eradicated by vaccination?

Smallpox

Viral hepatitis

Chickenpox

Shingles

healthjade.net

What is the smallest known animal virus?

New York virus

Dhori virus

Picornavirus

Cosavirus A

time.com

Rubella is also known as which of these?

Influenza

Yellow fever

Ebola

German measles

dailysabah.com

COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?

Shanghai

Wuhan

Guangzhou

Chengdu

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How Much Do You Know About Viruses?

About This Quiz

What was the first identified human virus?

The English word virus is based on a Latin word for _____________.

When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?

How far should you distance from others to prevent COVID-19 transmission?

What is the most well-known retrovirus that infects humans?

How does COVID-19 spread?

What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?

Do you know how many viruses are there in the human body?

Who developed the first modern vaccine?

What's the world's largest virus?

All viruses contain how many different components?

When was the first virus discovered?

Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?

What is the minimum amount of time people should spend washing their hands to prevent COVID-19 infection?

When did viruses first appear on Earth?

How many DNA viruses families are there?

What is the most common virus in humans?

What units are used to measure viruses?

How many different types of viral infections are there?

What's the outer protein shell of a virus called?

What percentage of human DNA originally came from viruses?

How many different shapes of viruses are there?

How many families of human viruses are there?

Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?

How many different types of vaccines are there?

What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?

Which of these factors has contributed to the rise in infectious diseases?

What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?

What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?

How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?

Which scientist discovered the first virus?

What is the only viral disease to have been eradicated by vaccination?

What is the smallest known animal virus?

Rubella is also known as which of these?

COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?

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