A week later, a medical examiner concluded that Arakawa, 65, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and Hackman, 95, died a ...

Hantaviruses can infect and cause serious disease in people worldwide, according to the CDC. People get hantavirus from ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents after exposure, but how at-risk are you? Are there any cases in New Jersey? What rodents carry it? Find out ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hantavirus is a family of viruses. The viruses can cause two syndromes.

Most hantavirus infections in Canada happen in the spring and early summer, often because that's when people are entering enclosed spaces where deer mice have been active, combined with seasonal ...

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

Infected deer mice live throughout Washington, the Washington State Department of Health said. People who come into contact with deer mouse droppings, urine, saliva, or nesting materials can be at ...

Gene Hackman's wife's cause of death was revealed Friday as hantavirus, a rare and sometimes fatal illness that can be ...

Since 1993, 122 people have gotten sick from the virus in Colorado – the second most number of cases of any U.S. state.

The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator and Santa Fe County Sheriff released their autopsy results on Friday The ...

While rare, hantavirus offers a reminder of why rodent prevention is so important. To prevent hantavirus, McHale advised readers to: Seal entry points: Mice squeeze through holes as small as a dime.

Particles of the virus are usually found in the air from deer mice urine, saliva and droppings. Chances increase when people are cleaning sheds, cabins, garages and storage buildings. While ...