Taking steps to avoid contracting the deadly infectious disease makes more sense than trying to treat it.

Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus days before her husband, actor Gene Hackman, died of heart disease, New Mexico officials said.

On March 7, investigators provided the cause of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. Investigators revealed Arakawa died from hantavirus, a disease that is found in New Mexico.

HPS is the result of a infection with any of the hantaviruses, a family of viruses that are found worldwide. “The viruses are spread by infected rodents through their urine, feces, and saliva ...

Here's what you need to know about hantavirus, the rodent-borne pathogen blamed for the death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of ...