Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This June 2010 photo shows a deer mouse during a biological survey at Follenby Pond near Tupper Lake, N.Y. The hantavirus disease ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents after exposure, but how at-risk are you? Are there any cases in New Jersey? What rodents carry it? Find out ...

Affected populations: Hantavirus disease is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness that is caused by a family of viruses known as hantaviruses. These viruses, which are found worldwide, are ...

Betsy Arakawa — the classical pianist married to Gene Hackman — died last month of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease linked to rodents, New Mexico authorities announced Friday.

Authorities have confirmed that actor Gene Hackman died from a combination of severe heart disease and advanced Alzheimer's disease, a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus. The New ...

Zoonotic diseases can be transmitted through simple contact, such as when people touch or feed wildlife.

New Mexico health officials announced on Thursday that a Santa Fe County resident had been hospitalized but ultimately ...

The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed the state's first case of hantavirus in a Santa Fe County resident.

Hantavirus patients can develop flu-like symptoms that quickly progress to breathing difficulties. The condition can significantly damage lung tissue, causing fluid to accumulate in the lungs, leading ...

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, New Mexico officials said Friday. The confirmation of her cause of death ends weeks of mystery after both ...