Would humans be able to survive if there was no viruses in the world?

Question: Would humans be able to survive if there was no viruses in the world?
- Keywords:
  disease,
  topical,
  virus
Asked by to Ian on 14 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Ian Hands-Portman answered on 14 Mar 2014:
  
  Yes we’d survive but without viruses feeding off bacteria, the oceans would get a lot more slimy and we’d probably suffer from bacterial diseases more often – viruses play an important part in keeping bacteria at bay – bacteria suffer far more from them than we do!

Question: Would humans be able to survive if there was no viruses in the world?