Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, New Mexico officials said Friday.

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is a rare but potentially dangerous disease. It can infect humans through contact with rodents.

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 ...

What is hantavirus, and how do you get it and treat it? What to know about the disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that if hantavirus progresses to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, about 38% of people end up dying from the disease.

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home last week in a gated community in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Heartbreaking details have emerged from Gene Hackman's final days on Earth. The legendary Hollywood star was found dead in ...

Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, 63, were tragically found dead at their New Mexico home alongside one of ...

Actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their Santa Fe house in New Mexico. Foul play has ...

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

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife's death, a medical examiner said Friday, ...