Hantavirus is a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected rodent droppings. It is typically is reported in spring ...

The deaths in February of legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in their home in New Mexico have ...

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa died from a hantavirus infection likely caused by exposure to a rodent infestation. What is the disease?

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings ...

Gene Hackman's wife's cause of death was revealed Friday as hantavirus, a rare and sometimes fatal illness that can be present in Northern Nevada.

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died days before her husband. Health officials say here cause of death was Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome.

Officials identified signs of rodent entry in her and husband Gene Hackman’s New Mexico home, where they were both found dead on Feb. 26.