Tragic Loss: Understanding Hantavirus and How It Affects Health.
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Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, sadly passed away from a hantavirus infection. Hantavirus is a disease spread by rodents like mice and rats.
People get sick when they touch rodent droppings or breathe in dust from droppings. It is important to clean up rodent droppings carefully to avoid getting sick.
Hantavirus can feel like the flu at first, with body aches and fever. If the infection becomes serious, it can hurt the lungs and make it hard to breathe.
Scientists are still learning about hantavirus and how to treat it. They are studying why some people get very sick while others do not.
The best way to avoid hantavirus is to avoid contact with rodents and their droppings. Wear gloves and use bleach to clean up droppings, and don't sweep or vacuum them.
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What disease did Gene Hackman's wife pass away from?
She passed away from a hantavirus infection.
How do people get sick from hantavirus?
People get sick when they touch rodent droppings or breathe in dust from droppings.
What is the best way to avoid hantavirus?
The best way to avoid hantavirus is to avoid contact with rodents and their droppings.
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