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Shark attack

A shark attack is an incident in which a shark bites or otherwise injures a human. Every year, around 80 unprovoked attacks are reported worldwide. Despite their rarity, many people fear shark attacks after occasional serial attacks, such as the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, and horror fiction and films such as the Jaws series. Out of more than 500…

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Causes
Sharks
Complications
Amputation, blood loss, sepsis
Frequency
Rare
Prevention
Shark barrier, Shark nets, Drum lines, range of other methods
Risk factors
Surfing, storms, being stuck adrift, swimming at night
Symptoms
Bleeding, lacerations from the shark's teeth

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Types of attacks

Reasons for attacks

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Notable shark attacks and victims

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Shark attack

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Shark attack

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related to Notable shark attacks and victims · 18
Shark attack → American, August, Australian, BC, British, Coulthard, Discoverer, Fox, French, Hamilton, Indianapolis July, LondonMick Fanning, Lord Mayor, March, Perry, Schiller, Tsukumo No, Watson
related to Types of attacks · 11
Shark attack → Global Shark Attack File, GSAF, International Shark Attack File, ISAF, Neither, Postmortem, Rather, Shark, The, The GSAF, When
see also · 11
Shark attack → AustraliaList, Australian, AustraliaShark, Pacific Ocean, Shark, Sharm, Sheikh, South AfricaLists, South AfricaRed Triangle, South AustraliaShark, United StatesList
has impact · 10
Shark attack → America, Jaws, July, Matawan Creek, Media, New Jersey, The, The Jersey Shore, They, United States
related to Reasons for attacks · 9
Shark attack → For, Generally, Lacking, Large, Like, Nonetheless, Shark, These, This
related to Further reading · 8
Shark attack → August, Bite Club, Kim, Retrieved, The Fraternity That Awaits, The New York Times, Victoria, You After
related to Statistics · 8
Shark attack → According, Between, By, In, International Shark Attack File, ISAF, The, There
related to External links · 7
Shark attack → Attack Survivors, Current Shark Attack StatisticsShark, International Shark Attack FileGlobal, Open, Shark, Shark Attack File, Sharks
related to Terminology · 4
Shark attack → Otherwise, Sightings, The, While
Causes · 1
Shark attack → Sharks

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shark attacks attack sharks humans unprovoked fatal bites species human states incidents bite provoked white united people three tiger shark's

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Shark attackCausesSharks1.00infobox
Shark attackComplicationsAmputation, blood loss, sepsis1.00infobox
Shark attackFrequencyRare1.00infobox
Shark attackPreventionShark barrier, Shark nets, Drum lines, range of other methods1.00infobox
Shark attackRisk factorsSurfing, storms, being stuck adrift, swimming at night1.00infobox
Shark attackSymptomsBleeding, lacerations from the shark's teeth1.00infobox
Shark attackis aincident in which a shark bites or otherwise injures a human0.90text
the Jaws seriesinstance ofand horror fiction and films0.80text
hands or feetinstance ofLacking any limbs with sensitive digits0.80text
the only way they can explore an object or organism is to bite itinstance ofLacking any limbs with sensitive digits0.80text
a great white or tiger shark.A shark will normally make one swift attackinstance ofa single bite can grievously injure a human if the animal involved is a powerful predator0.80text
then retreat to wait for the victim to die or weaken from shockinstance ofa single bite can grievously injure a human if the animal involved is a powerful predator0.80text

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