The deaths in February of legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in their home in New Mexico have put a spotlight on hantavirus, a family of viruses that rodents can ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents, especially after exposure to their urine, droppings and saliva. Read about how ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hantavirus is a family of viruses. The viruses can cause two syndromes.

Gene Hackman's wife's cause of death was revealed Friday as hantavirus, a rare and sometimes fatal illness that can be present in Northern Nevada.

While rare, hantavirus offers a reminder of why rodent prevention is so important. To prevent hantavirus, McHale advised readers to: Seal entry points: Mice squeeze through holes as small as a dime.

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 ...

People can become infected when they inhale the virus that infected deer mice shed in their urine, feces and saliva, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

All have vast rural areas where deer mice thrive. Hantavirus attacks the lungs and kidneys. Hantavirus has two main manifestations in humans: hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever ...

Here's the differences between the two: HPS: Found in the Western Hemisphere, including the U.S. The most common hantavirus that causes HPS in the U.S. is spread by the deer mouse. Thirty-eight ...