Although experts are concerned about flu H5N1 virus, a strain of bird flu garnering much attention, no one knows what may occur with this or any other flu virus.

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Pandemics tend to occur when disease-causing organisms, such as flu viruses, that typically affect only animals adapt and can infect humans - then further adapt to pass easily from human to human.

People have little or no immunity so the virus can spread rapidly.

Mayo Clinic Health Letter recommends how to minimize risk in the event of a flu pandemic, whether mild or severe.

1) Get the standard flu vaccine. It won’t protect you from a pandemic flu virus, but it’s a precaution against simultaneous infections.

2) See your doctor within two days after flu symptoms begin. If you have a cough, sore throat, muscle aches or fever of 101 degrees or more, your doctor may be able to prescribe an antiviral drug.

3) Frequently wash hands or use alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Either helps prevent the spread of flu infection.

4) Stay healthy. A healthy body means a strong immune system that can fight off the flu. Eat a healthy diet, get adequate sleep and exercise.

5) Consider wearing a face mask in public. It may prevent you from inhaling airborne particles from a flu-infected person’s coughs or sneezes.

6) Be cautious with social contact. If you are having a flu, avoid public places where you are likely to infect others. If you’re not sick, avoid handshakes or close contact with those who are.

7) Think carefully about travel. Influenza viruses spread easily when people are confined to small spaces such as an airplane, train or bus.

8) Don’t eat undercooked poultry or raw eggs. Thoroughly cooking kills bacteria and flu viruses.

9) Avoid contact with birds and bird droppings in areas where bird flu outbreaks are occurring. It’s not the time to feed the ducks at a park.

10) Use good respiratory etiquette. Cough or sneeze into a facial tissue and wash your hands often. 

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