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What do viruses require to survive?
a host
What was the first virus to be discovered in 1927?
yellow fever virus
What group of viruses includes the common cold and have cross-sections that look like a crown?
coronaviruses
What word means confined to designated areas to reduce their contact with others.
quarantine
In what century did humans first propose the existence of viruses?
19th Century
Once inside the body, what do viruses have to get inside of to produce more viruses?
cells
What was the first virus to be eradicated by humans?
smallpox virus
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What injected substance can prevent contagious diseases from infecting people?
The capsid which encases the viruses is described as what kind of jacket?
protein
What act like chains to bind viruses?
antibodies
What virus has caused the most widespread death?
influenza virus
What two company's COVID-19 vaccines were first approved for use in the United States?
Pfizer and Moderna
What parts of our body should be washed thoroughly and frequently to prevent the spread of COVID-19?
hands
What kind of material are found inside the capsid?
genetic material
After antibodies bind viruses, what cells "swallow up the invaders"?
white blood cells
What virus has the highest fatality rate?
rabies virus
What wild animal do scientists believe are the "natural reservoir" and possible source of COVID-19?
bats
Cloth, surgical, and N95 are all types of this which help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The hypotheses about the origins of viruses state that viruses cannot do this on their own.
reproduce
As the body fights an infection, symptoms may include sore throat or this increase in body temperature.
fever
Which virus is named after the name of a river in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
ebola virus
Name two of the first symptoms of COVID-19.
fever
cough
difficulty in breathing
weakness
What two actions are taken with those who have had close contact with an person infected with COVID-19 to cut off the virus’s route of transmission?
quarantine and observation