The Seattle Times : declared in Q&A: Afraid of sharks? Flu, asteroids pose far greater risk

In 2016, there were 53 unprovoked shark attacks in the U.S. — none fatal — according to the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File. The confirmed return of great white sharks to Cape Cod has rattled some boaters and beachgoers. They urge bathers and others to avoid places where seals, a favorite prey for white sharks, congregate. Statistically, experts say, you're more likely to be killed by an asteroid than by a shark. Massachusetts' last attack was in 2012, when a white shark bit a bodysurfing man on his legs.

Afraid of sharks? Flu, asteroids pose far greater risk

In 2016, there were 53 unprovoked shark attacks in the U.S. - none fatal - according to the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File. The confirmed return of great white sharks to Cape Cod has rattled some boaters and beachgoers. They urge bathers and others to avoid places where seals, a favorite prey for white sharks, congregate. Statistically, experts say, you're more likely to be killed by an asteroid than by a shark. Massachusetts' last attack was in 2012, when a white shark bit a bodysurfing man on his legs.


BOSTON (AP) – Great white sharks are making their annual return to the Northeast's popular vacation spots. Great white sharks have been spotted recently off Cape Cod; Long Island, New York; and the Jersey shore – all popular summer destinations. The National Aquarium in Baltimore says the chances of being killed by a shark are one in 3.7 million. Statistically, you're much more in danger of succumbing to the flu – a one in 63 chance. You're even more likely to be killed by an asteroid or by a lightning strike.


collected by :Lucy William
To follow all the new news about

VIRUSES and INFECTIONS