Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, the illness that killed Betsy Arakawa, wife of the legendary actor Gene Hackman, has a history ...

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home last week in a gated community in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Ms. Arakawa, the wife of the actor Gene Hackman, died from the effects of a disease often caused by contact with droppings ...

After the couple — as well as one of their three dogs — were found dead in their Santa Fe home Feb. 26, New Mexico Chief ...

Actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes, New Mexico’s chief medical examiner said today. His wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of ...

A week later, a medical examiner concluded that Arakawa, 65, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and Hackman, 95, died a ...

Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus days before her husband, actor Gene Hackman, died of heart disease, New Mexico officials said.

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents after exposure, but how at-risk are you? Are there any cases in New Jersey? What ...

Worries about hantavirus are spreading online after news broke that the late Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, had passed ...

The cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, actor Gene Hackman's wife, was revealed to be hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and saliva.