By Hank Sanders and Michael Levenson Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died from the effects of hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents.

Concerns about the rare hantavirus are circulating online following reports that Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, passed away from the virus just days before Hackman himself succumbed to ...

DURING THE REPORT INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO UNCOVER THAT BETSY DIED OF HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME.. HANTAVIRUS CAN BE FOUND WORLDWIDE AND IS TRANSMITTED FROM ANIMALS TO HUMANS. USUALLY RODENTS.

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a few days after his wife Betsy Arakawa's death due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, US authorities said on Friday. Dr Heather Jarrell ...

Betsy Arakawa’s death was caused by hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, health officials announced on Friday. Hantavirus is spread from animals to humans and is a disease more often carried by rodents.

Hantavirus infections are "incredibly rare," both experts agreed. "This is a pretty sad set of circumstances," Parry noted. "I’m honestly impressed they were able to determine it was HPS after ...

It’s unknown how Arakawa contracted hantavirus. Usually, (farmers and forestry workers) are most at risk of exposure to infected rodents. There are at least 38 recognised species of hantavirus ...

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock Authorities have confirmed that ...

It's unknown how Arakawa contracted hantavirus. Usually, (farmers and forestry workers) are most at risk of exposure to infected rodents. New world hantaviruses, found in North and South America ...

Actor Gene Hackman, 95, died of heart disease last month, while his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, passed away a week earlier due to hantavirus. The virus, commonly linked to rodent droppings ...

Betsy Arakawa, a Classical pianist and the wife of recently deceased actor Gene Hackman, died of respiratory failure linked to a rare disease known as hantavirus, medical authorities said Friday.