The cause of death for both Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were revealed on March 7. Betsy died from Hantavirus and ...

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according to the Centers for Disease Control. It can also spread through a bite or scratch by a rodent, although that is rare ...

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

New Mexico health officials have announced that Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist, businesswoman, and wife of renowned actor ...

But, what is it - and how do you get infected? HPS, commonly referred to as hantavirus disease, is a respiratory disease caused by hantaviruses which are carried by several types of rodents.

Medical investigators believe Ms Arakawa contracted HPS, which led to her death. It is believed she died a week before her husband, who was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease. Authorities ...

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

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The rare disease cannot be transmitted from person to person. Hantavirus transmits from rodents to people.Hantavirus, or HPS, is a disease that can infect people after contacting urine ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds that HPS can also spread through a bite or scratch by these rodents. The ALA notes that most cases of HPS in the US have occurred in the ...