(COLORADO) — According the CDC, Colorado has seen 10 confirmed and probable human cases of Bird Flu since last year.

To get some more context as to what this means, FOX21 News spoke with Dr. Michelle Barron, the Senior Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control for UCHealth.

She said she’s not losing sleep over the current case numbers, but it’s definitely on her radar. She also said it’s important for Bird Flu to be on your radar too.

“Obviously the more that we see this in all sorts of different types of animals, the more likelihood that the virus can interact then with humans, and then potentially intermix with our human viruses, which is what can lead to a pandemic,” said Dr. Barron.

Although we’re not at a pandemic point yet, she said awareness is key to prevention.

“So that if it is starting to change, we’ll catch it,” said Dr. Barron.

Dr. Barron said people who become infected typically have interactions with infected animals. However it’s not just farm animals–she said pets like cats and chickens are at risk as well.

“Some of the cases involved with the cats, they seem to have some weird neurological symptoms occurring where they just are not acting like normal cats and maybe their balance is off,” said Dr. Barron.

To keep yourself and your pets safe, she recommends keeping and eye out for, and staying away from, dead or sick animals.

“I think for kids, that’s probably the bigger deal. They catch a rabbit, and you’re like ‘you caught a rabbit…’ That means the rabbit is probably not well,” said Dr. Barron. “In those instances… washing hands really well and then observing for anything that comes up. It’s not something that necessarily has to be alarming, but again, is something to pay attention to.”

She said if you see an unusual amount of dead animals outside, it’s probably worth calling the health department.

“Just saying, you know, ‘This was just a little weird. We’ve seen three squirrels die’, or ‘We’ve had five dead birds,'” said Dr. Barron.

If you let your cat outside and notice some of the warning signs (dead or strangely acting animals), you might want to consider keeping them indoors.

“Washing hands is still the key thing. In terms of any kind of interaction with pets or animals that you’re having contact [with], just making sure that you wash your hands really well, is generally the best thing you can do,” said Dr. Barron.

She said for humans, Bird Flu can seem just like the normal flu. So if you feel sick, are around animals often, or have had a questionable interaction with a sick or dead animal, she said it’s important to mention that to your doctor.