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

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings. Here’s what ...

Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease, with severe Alzheimer’s disease as a contributing ...

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 ...

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died days before her husband. Health officials say here cause of death was ...

Hantavirus explained after Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa’s death was confirmed by chief medical examiner Dr Heather ...

A New Mexico medical examiner revealed on Friday afternoon that Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare disease where “up to 40% of all ...

Weeks after beloved actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home, their cause of death was finally revealed by investigators. Both died of natural causes, ...

Hantavirus can lead to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), according to the Centers for Disease Control. Symptoms include fever, fatigue and muscle aches — especially in the thighs, hips ...

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 ...

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.