Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. What is hantavirus and how does it ...

Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare rodent-spread disease with a mortality rate up to 50% in the American Southwest, officials said.

Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical examiner in New Mexico, provided a robust update on the case Friday afternoon.

On Friday, they said testing determined Arakawa, 65, died from a rare respiratory illness caused by hantavirus, possibly as early as Feb. 11. They said Hackman, 95, succumbed to heart disease and ...

After news broke that Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, died of hantavirus a week before her 95-year-old husband died of heart disease, many may be wondering what hantavirus is and how deadly it ...

The recent passing of Betsy Arakawa Hackman, wife of legendary actor Gene Hackman, has brought renewed attention to ...

Hantavirus has been in the news following the deaths of a noteworthy couple, and with many beginning spring-cleaning efforts ...

Ever since 1993, when a deadly disease outbreak in the Four Corners first revealed the presence of hantavirus in North ...

Authorities say hantavirus is blamed in the death of Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa. The rare virus is spread by contact with rodents or their urine or feces.

Betsy Arakawa died from a respiratory illness linked to a rare virus transmitted by infected rodents. Here's what to know ...

I was following the ghastly story about American actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. She apparently died of ...