QUIZ: Test your knowledge of spillover viruses, starting with ... what are they?

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Michaeleen Doucleff
WNYC | Jan 30, 2023

After three years of living with an unprecedented pandemic, how much of your knowledge has changed about how these catastrophes start?

Like, what exactly is a "spillover"? Where do viruses like SARS-CoV-2 come from? And how often do they ... spill over? Take our quiz and test your knowledge.

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