NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Rodents can transmit a variety of infections, including Hantavirus. For the state of New Mexico, a total of 135 Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases have been reported between 1975 ...

A rare but serious virus linked to rodents claimed the life of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, ...

The causes of the deaths of veteran actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, have now been revealed, after local authorities released the information during a press conference on Friday ...

Amid concerns over increasing symptoms of leptospirosis, Gaza's Health Ministry reportedly says there are no confirmed cases.

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died from the effects of hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents. Hantavirus does not spread among people in ...

Vacationers to Yosemite National Park are getting quite a scare this week. On Tuesday, 1,700 visitors were informed by officials that they may have been exposed to hantavirus and were at risk of ...

Cases of "mouse fever" have been registered in eight federal districts and 54 subjects of the Russian Federation. A sharp ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for the plague — yes, the same pest-transmitted disease estimated to have killed 25 million Europeans in the Middle Ages. It is believed that the person ...

THE INFECTION. I THINK IT’S CRAZY. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THE PLAGUE WAS STILL SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING ON. FOR BOTH VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. IT’S SHOCKING TO HEAR ABOUT A CASE OF THE ...

When Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead on the floor in different rooms of their New Mexico home last week, investigators set to work ...

Ms. Arakawa, the wife of the actor Gene Hackman, died from the effects of a disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents. By Hank Sanders and Michael Levenson Betsy Arakawa, ...