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According to data from the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) dating to 2023, about 11,000 viruses have been formally named and classified. However, scientists estimate that the true number of virus species in existence may exceed 100 million, or even reach 823 million. Humans have only identified a tiny fraction of them so far. | According to data from the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) dating to 2023, about 11,000 viruses have been formally named and classified. However, scientists estimate that the true number of virus species in existence may exceed 100 million, or even reach 823 million. Humans have only identified a tiny fraction of them so far. | ||
The world is far larger than we can imagine. | The world is far larger than we can imagine. | ||