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

Investigation revealed that Betsy Arakawa, a pianist and wife of actor Gene Hackman, had died from hantavirus pulmonary ...

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 Arakawa caught hantavirus, which is found throughout the world and spread by contact with rodents ...

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.

Hantavirus is an infectious disease that’s normally spread through contact with rodents such as deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and the white-footed mouse. The virus is typically transmitted ...

In New Mexico, hantavirus is primarily spread through deer mice, Phipps said ... they found a "well-maintained" house but did find "signs of rodent entry in other structures on the property ...

HE MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER ... CLINIC IN STUART. SHE SAYS HANTAVIRUS COMES FROM THE FECES, URINE OR SALIVA OF RODENTS, MICE OR RATS. HUMANS CAN GET IT WHEN ...

According to the CDC, people get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and mice, especially when exposed ... I was cleaning out a rodent infestation in the house or the garage.’ ...

Erin Phipps, a veterinarian with the New Mexico Health Department, said investigators found signs of "rodent entry" in outlying structures on the property, though the assessed risk in the main house ...