Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist and the wife of actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus, according to authorities.

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In the United States, the carriers of hantavirus are deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and white-footed mice. How it's spread: Touching or breathing air particles of urine or droppings from ...

Sin Nombre virus is the most common cause of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Deer mice are the main culprit in North America and New Mexico, but there are others as well. Rice rats and cotton rats ...

It’s primarily spread by the deer mouse, with people becoming infected when exposed to its urine, droppings, or saliva. For example, some people can contract the virus by breathing in ...