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Epic card · Science
Nipah virus, an Epic card
Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a very high case fatality rate.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 790,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Nipah virus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nipah virus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Numerous disease ______ caused by the Nipah virus have occurred in India, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Answer
outbreaks. Numerous disease outbreaks caused by the Nipah virus have occurred in India, Malaysia, and Singapore. From the Nipah virus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Evel Knievel. Evel Knievel 85 · Faith Hill 82 · Voter turnout in the European Parliament elections 79 · Nipah virus 74 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Propofol. Propofol 1,200,000 · Nipah virus 790,000 · Charles Edward Merriam 6,100 · Voter turnout in the European Parliament elections 3,700 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Numerous disease outbreaks caused by the Nipah virus have occurred in India, Malaysia, and Singapore.
- Nipah virus belongs to the genus Henipavirus along with the Hendra virus, which has also caused disease outbreaks.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nipah virus article was read about 790,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Nipah virus
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- Evel KnievelEpic · Arts · ATK 85 DEF 71
- Faith HillEpic · Arts · ATK 82 DEF 74
- Steve WinwoodEpic · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 79
- Tom SkerrittEpic · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 81
- Emma NavarroEpic · Society · ATK 83 DEF 73
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Nipah virus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NIAID, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
