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

Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Gene Hackman, tragically died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare and fatal rodent-borne ...

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

Hantavirus, found throughout the world, is spread by contact with rodents or their urine or feces. It does not spread between people.

The exact details may never be known, but Mr. Hackman, 95 with advanced Alzheimer’s, was alone for about a week after his ...