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

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How does COVID-19 spread?

Through droplets

By drinking contaminated water

Through sexual contact

Through shared needles

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What is the most common virus in humans?

West Nile virus

Coronavirus

Rhinovirus

Zika virus

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How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?

Up to forty minutes

Up to eight hours

Up to one day

Up to nine days

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What percentage of human DNA originally came from viruses?

Less than 1 percent

About 5 percent

About 8 percent

About 12 percent

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

Epsilonretrovirus

HIV

Alpharetrovirus

Gammaretrovirus

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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

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What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?

Mumps virus

Pithovirus

Norwalk virus

Toscana virus

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All viruses contain how many different components?

Two

Four

Six

Eight

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When was the first virus discovered?

1863

1892

1915

1936

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

Smallpox

Viral hepatitis

Chickenpox

Shingles

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How many families of human viruses are there?

2 Families

11 Families

21 Families

36 Families

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Which scientist discovered the first virus?

Dmitry Ivanovsky

Sigmund Freud

Nikola Tesla

Ivan Pavlov

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When did viruses first appear on Earth?

1 million years ago

183 million years ago

3.4 billion years ago

5 billion years ago

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

Deforestation

World's population growth

Intense international travel

All of the above

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What's the world's largest virus?

Mimivirus

Rotavirus

Pandoravirus

Aichi virus

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How many different types of vaccines are there?

Two

Four

Seven

Thirteen

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What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?

MERS & influenza

Sapporo A & B virus

West Nile virus & HIV

SARS & MERS

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COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?

Shanghai

Wuhan

Guangzhou

Chengdu

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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

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

Small particle

Circle

Poison

Terror

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Who developed the first modern vaccine?

Hippocrates

Paracelsus

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

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Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?

Chikungunya virus

Human cytomegalovirus

Rabies virus

HTLV

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What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?

RNA

DNA

Nucleotides

Deoxyribose

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What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?

Ebola

HIV

Bubonic plague

Rotavirus C

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How many different shapes of viruses are there?

Two

Four

Eleven

Fifty-eight

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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 units are used to measure viruses?

Centimeters

Millimeters

Micrometers

Nanometers

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

Capsid

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Ribosome

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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

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Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?

Banna virus

Cowpox virus

Nipah virus

Kunjin virus

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How many DNA viruses families are there?

Eighty-nine

Twenty-two

Six

Two

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Rubella is also known as which of these?

Influenza

Yellow fever

Ebola

German measles

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What is the smallest known animal virus?

New York virus

Dhori virus

Picornavirus

Cosavirus A

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When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?

1953

1974

1981

1992

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How Much Do You Know About Viruses?

About This Quiz

What was the first identified human virus?

How does COVID-19 spread?

What is the most common virus in humans?

How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?

What percentage of human DNA originally came from viruses?

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

How many different types of viral infections are there?

What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?

All viruses contain how many different components?

When was the first virus discovered?

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

How many families of human viruses are there?

Which scientist discovered the first virus?

When did viruses first appear on Earth?

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

What's the world's largest virus?

How many different types of vaccines are there?

What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?

COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?

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

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

Who developed the first modern vaccine?

Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?

What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?

What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?

How many different shapes of viruses are there?

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

What units are used to measure viruses?

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

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

Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?

How many DNA viruses families are there?

Rubella is also known as which of these?

What is the smallest known animal virus?

When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?

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