Editing Shark attack (section)

{{short description|Attack on a human by a shark}}
{{other uses|Shark Attack (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox medical condition (new)
| name = Shark attack
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| image = Shark warning - Salt Rock South Africa.jpg
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| alt = A photograph of a rectangular sign attached to a wooden post. White text on a blue background reads "Natal sharks board. Warning notice. Shark safety measures have been installed at this beach to enhance protection of bathers but all persons entering the sea do so entirely at their own risk. No liability accepted. Avoid swimming or surfing at dawn, dusk and at night when the risk of shark attack is greater. By order."
| caption = A sign warning about the presence of sharks off [[Salt Rock]], [[South Africa]]
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| specialty = <!--from Wikidata; can be overwritten-->
| symptoms = [[Bleeding]], [[Lacerations]] from the shark’s teeth
| complications = [[Amputation]], [[blood loss]], [[sepsis]]
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| duration = 
| types = 
| causes = [[Sharks]]
| risks = [[Surfing]], [[storms]], [[castaway|being stuck adrift]], swimming at night
| diagnosis = 
| differential = 
| prevention = [[Shark barrier]], [[Shark nets]], [[Drum line (shark control)|Drum lines]], [[Shark attack prevention#Other protection methods|range of other methods]]
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| frequency = Rare
| deaths = 
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A '''shark attack''' is an attack on a human by a [[shark]]. Every year, around 80 unprovoked attacks are reported worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |quote=The 2016 yearly total of 81 unprovoked attacks was on par with our most recent five-year (2011–2015) average of 82 incidents & 11 deaths annually. |url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/isaf/worldwide-summary/ |title=Yearly Worldwide Shark Attack Summary |publisher=Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida |work=International Shark Attack File |access-date=27 November 2017 }}</ref> Despite their rarity,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.asu.edu/20200806-discoveries-asu-shark-scientist-fatal-shark-attacks-extremely-rare|title=ASU shark scientist: Fatal shark attacks 'extremely rare'|date=6 August 2020|website=ASU News}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/aug/17/shark-attacks-rare-deaths-rarer|title=Shark attacks are rare – and related deaths even rarer|date=17 August 2011|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/7/8/5878881/shark-attacks-rising-comparison-dogs|title=How common are shark attacks, really?|first=Brad|last=Plumer|date=8 July 2014|website=Vox}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/16/chart-the-animals-that-are-most-likely-to-kill-you-this-summer| title = Chart: The animals that are most likely to kill you this summer – The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> 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 (film)|Jaws]]'' series. Out of more than 500 [[List of sharks|shark species]], only three are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: the [[great white shark|great white]], [[tiger shark|tiger]], and [[bull shark|bull]].<ref name="isaf">ISAF [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/species3.htm Statistics on Attacking Species of Shark]</ref> The [[oceanic whitetip shark|oceanic whitetip]] has probably killed many more shipwreck and plane crash survivors, but these are not recorded in the statistics.<ref name="howstuffdangerous4">{{cite web|last=Edmonds |first=Molly |url=http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/most-dangerous-shark2.htm |title=HowStuffWorks "Dangerous Shark 4: Oceanic Whitetip Shark" |publisher=Animals.howstuffworks.com |date= 5 June 2008|access-date=23 September 2010}}</ref> Humans are not part of a shark's normal diet. Sharks usually feed on small fish and invertebrates, seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals. A shark attack will usually occur if the shark feels curious or confused.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Are sharks dangerous? |url=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sharkseat.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=oceanservice.noaa.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>