Rare virus that ki.ed Gene Hackman
Betsy Arakawa, 65, wife of actor Gene Hackman, died in February 2025 from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a rare disease transmitted through rodent excretions. Approximately a week later, Hackman, 95, passed away from heart disease complicated by advanced Alzheimer’s. In April, three individuals in Mammoth Lakes, California, also succumbed to HPS, raising concerns among health…