Ms. Arakawa, the wife of the actor Gene Hackman, died from the effects of a disease often caused by contact with droppings ...

Gene Hackman and Betsy Hackman's causes of death have been revealed. Gene was suffering from severe heart disease and ...

Betsy Arakawa died from a respiratory illness linked to a rare virus transmitted by infected rodents. Here's what to know ...

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

Forensic experts came to a heartrending conclusion Friday about the manner of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife.

Actor Gene Hackman, 95, died of heart disease last month. His wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, died a week earlier from hantavirus.

Officials announced Friday that Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, died of hantavirus, a disease spread by infected rodent ...

Hackman also showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Hantavirus is a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by ...

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

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