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Herpes simplex virus, a Rare card
Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 are two members of the human Herpesviridae family, a set of viruses that produce viral infections in the majority of humans.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 260,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Herpes simplex virus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Herpes simplex virus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 are very common and ______.
Answer
contagious. Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 are very common and contagious. From the Herpes simplex virus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As of ____, about 67% of the world population under the age of 50 had HSV-1.
Answer
2010s. As of 2016, about 67% of the world population under the age of 50 had HSV-1. From the Herpes simplex virus article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 are very common and contagious.
- They can be spread when an infected person begins shedding the virus.
- As of 2016, about 67% of the world population under the age of 50 had HSV-1.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Herpes simplex virus article was read about 260,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Herpes simplex virus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Herpes simplex virus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CDC/Dr. Erskine Palmer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
