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!

nytimes.com

How many different shapes of viruses are there?

Two

Four

Eleven

Fifty-eight

phys.org

What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?

RNA

DNA

Nucleotides

Deoxyribose

essentialfeed.zinpro.com

How many different types of viral infections are there?

About 17,000 types

About 5,000 types

About 2,000 types

About 500 types

ft.com

Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?

Banna virus

Cowpox virus

Nipah virus

Kunjin virus

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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

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

sciencenews.org

What is the most common virus in humans?

West Nile virus

Coronavirus

Rhinovirus

Zika virus

fortune.com

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

Small particle

Circle

Poison

Terror

empireonline.com

What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?

Ebola

HIV

Bubonic plague

Rotavirus C

thestatesman.com

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

2 feet

4 feet

6 feet

9 feet

rfi.fr

How does COVID-19 spread?

Through droplets

By drinking contaminated water

Through sexual contact

Through shared needles

quantamagazine.org

How many DNA viruses families are there?

Eighty-nine

Twenty-two

Six

Two

newyorker.com

How many families of human viruses are there?

2 Families

11 Families

21 Families

36 Families

rockefeller.edu

Which scientist discovered the first virus?

Dmitry Ivanovsky

Sigmund Freud

Nikola Tesla

Ivan Pavlov

nationalgeographic.org

Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?

Chikungunya virus

Human cytomegalovirus

Rabies virus

HTLV

npr.org

What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?

Mumps virus

Pithovirus

Norwalk virus

Toscana virus

Shutterstock

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

Epsilonretrovirus

HIV

Alpharetrovirus

Gammaretrovirus

healthjade.net

What is the smallest known animal virus?

New York virus

Dhori virus

Picornavirus

Cosavirus A

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

jewishjournal.com

All viruses contain how many different components?

Two

Four

Six

Eight

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

dailysabah.com

COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?

Shanghai

Wuhan

Guangzhou

Chengdu

time.com

Rubella is also known as which of these?

Influenza

Yellow fever

Ebola

German measles

africacdc.org

What was the first identified human virus?

Human papillomavirus

Human immunodeficiency virus

Yellow fever virus

Varicella-zoster virus

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

reddit.com

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

Capsid

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Ribosome

everydayhealth.com

When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?

1953

1974

1981

1992

jnj.com

What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?

MERS & influenza

Sapporo A & B virus

West Nile virus & HIV

SARS & MERS

leica-microsystems.com

What units are used to measure viruses?

Centimeters

Millimeters

Micrometers

Nanometers

newsweek.com

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

Smallpox

Viral hepatitis

Chickenpox

Shingles

newscientist.com

What's the world's largest virus?

Mimivirus

Rotavirus

Pandoravirus

Aichi virus

cnn.com

Who developed the first modern vaccine?

Hippocrates

Paracelsus

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

fineartamerica.com

When was the first virus discovered?

1863

1892

1915

1936

Getty Images

How many different types of vaccines are there?

Two

Four

Seven

Thirteen

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

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How Much Do You Know About Viruses?

About This Quiz

How many different shapes of viruses are there?

What is the genetic material of a retrovirus?

How many different types of viral infections are there?

Which virus inspired the movie Contagion?

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

What percentage of human DNA originally came from viruses?

What is the most common virus in humans?

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

What virus inspired the movie Outbreak?

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

How does COVID-19 spread?

How many DNA viruses families are there?

How many families of human viruses are there?

Which scientist discovered the first virus?

Which virus is being used to uncover prehistoric migration patterns?

What is the oldest virus ever awaken from dormancy?

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

What is the smallest known animal virus?

When did viruses first appear on Earth?

All viruses contain how many different components?

How long can coronaviruses survive outside the body?

COVID-19 was first identified in which Chinese city?

Rubella is also known as which of these?

What was the first identified human virus?

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

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

When was the first case of HIV diagnosed?

What other viruses belong to the coronavirus family?

What units are used to measure viruses?

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

What's the world's largest virus?

Who developed the first modern vaccine?

When was the first virus discovered?

How many different types of vaccines are there?

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

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