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Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus. What is it? What are the symptoms? Are there any cases of Georgia?

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and saliva, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It can also spread ...

An animal bite or exposure is defined as having one's skin pierced or abraded by animal teeth or claws, or by coming in contact with animal saliva or tissue on abraded skin, eyes, or mucus membranes.

GENE Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa died from the rare infectious disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. New Mexico officials confirmed the cause of Arakawa's death on March 7, 2025.