Actor Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died after contracting Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a New Mexico medical examiner announced on Friday. Hackman and Arakawa, 65, were found dead in ...

Hollywood mourns the loss of Gene Hackman, who passed away at 95 from heart disease, days after his wife Betsy Arakawa ... hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare infectious disease that ...

Actor Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died after contracting Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a New Mexico medical examiner announced on Friday. Hackman and Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their ...

and wife of renowned actor Gene Hackman, died from a rare disease known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). “This tragic death reminds us that hantavirus remains a serious public health ...

His wife, 65, likely died about a week before him of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare disease often spread by rodents in the Southwest. She was last known alive on Feb. 11, investigators said.

Hackman may not have been aware of his wife’s passing or his surroundings. Hantavirus causes a potentially fatal illness known as Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, which can lead to fever ...