The recent passing of Betsy Arakawa Hackman, wife of legendary actor Gene Hackman, has brought renewed attention to ...

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. What is hantavirus and how does it spread? Experts weigh in on the fatal disease.

People in North and South America face "New World" hantavirus, which causes HPS. The early symptoms of HPS are fatigue, fever, and muscle aches, but after the disease progresses for a few days ...

It does not spread from person to person. Early symptoms of hantavirus can include fatigue, fever and muscle aches, with about half of people experiencing headaches, dizziness, chills and ...

Symptoms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome usually begin 1 to 8 weeks after contact with an infected rodent, the CDC said. Deer mice are the most common spreaders of the virus. Early symptoms of ...

At first, hantavirus causes flulike symptoms, including fever, chills, body aches and headaches. But as the disease progresses, respiratory symptoms develop and patients can experience shortness ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, hantavirus symptoms typically begin one to eight weeks after the time of infection, with the first stage including flu-like symptoms such as: “If you are ill and ...

The early symptoms of hantavirus can be quite similar to a more common disease in North Carolina. "The beginnings of Flu A and hantavirus would look very similar, it's worth reminding people that ...

Actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, had their cause of deaths shared by New Mexico health officials Friday, with Hackman dying of a form of heart disease and Arakawa dying of ...

In the early stage of infection ... Between four to 10 days after these initial symptoms, the signs of a potentially fatal disease, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), may begin, the CDC says.