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Virus in spherical shape...?

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A typical virus is a packet of protein and DNA (or RNA) and can be spherical in shape. The influenza A virus is a spherical virus that has a diameter of 85 nm. If the volume of saliva coughed onto you by your friend with the flu is 0.023 cm3 and 10-9 of that volume consists of viral particles, how many influenza viruses have just landed on you?

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  1. 85e-9 m = 85e-7 cm

    V = (4/3)π(85e-7 cm)^3

    V ≈ 2.5724e-15 cm^3

    (0.023e-9)/(2.5724e-15) ≈ 8,941 viruses

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