Affected populations: Hantavirus disease is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness that is caused by a family of viruses known as hantaviruses. These viruses, which are found worldwide, are ...

A RISING football star has died from the same rare and fatal rodent virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife. Matías Uribe Nova, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died after contracting Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a New Mexico medical examiner ...

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, New Mexico officials said Friday. The confirmation of her cause of death ends weeks of mystery after both ...

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico home last year, with the circumstances ...

As many as 30 people were in and out of the home over the last two weeks. Sept. 10, 2012— -- A woman cleaning out a Texas home for a future episode of TLC's "Hoarding: Buried Alive" developed a ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — Officials announced Friday that pianist Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, died of hantavirus nearly a week before he too died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ...

Hantavirus patients can develop flu-like symptoms that quickly progress to breathing difficulties. The condition can significantly damage lung tissue, causing fluid to accumulate in the lungs, leading ...