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What is hantavirus, which killed Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa

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Arakawa, 65 , and Hackman , 95 , were found dead in their Santa Fe home last month .

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a rare illness spread by rodents.

The disease presents with flu-like symptoms, such as fever, muscle aches and a cough.

There were 864 reported cases in the United States between 1993 and 2022 .

The New Mexico Department of Health recommends people take several precautions to reduce hantavirus risk, including using mice traps, sealing up structures to prevent rodents from entering and cleaning up trash that can harbor rodents. For more health news and content around diseases, conditions, wellness, healthy living, drugs, treatments and more, head to Healthing.ca a member of the Postmedia Network ..

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