Hantavirus: What we know about the serious viral disease that killed Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa

Gene Hackman death: Weeks after two-time Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in mysterious circumstances, it has been revealed that the latter died from a rare serious viral disease called Hantavirus. Hantavirus gets transmitted to human beings through rodent faeces, urine and saliva. The syndrome progresses quickly and can be fatal.