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Viruses that start with H
Looking for viruses that begin with H? Here are 12 of them in alphabetical order, from “Hantavirus” to “Human metapneumovirus”.
Viruses starting with H
- Hantavirus
- Hendra virus
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Herpes
- HIV
- HPValso Human papillomavirus
- HTLV-1
- Human metapneumovirus
About this list
- H is the most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 92 viruses (13%).
- Shortest: “HIV”. Longest: “Human metapneumovirus”.
- 7 names have more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many viruses start with H?
- 12 of the 92 viruses in Icillion start with H, for example HIV, Herpes and Hepatitis B.
- What is the longest name among viruses that start with H?
- The longest is “Human metapneumovirus” and the shortest is “HIV”.
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