Rodents can transmit a variety of infections, including Hantavirus. For the state of New Mexico, a total of 135 Hantavirus ...

Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents.

It's unlikely you'll catch the hantavirus from drinking soda from a can or riding the New York subway, as some urban myths warn. But the deadly virus can still crop up in some innocent-seeming ...

Hantavirus can infect humans through contact with rodents – most commonly through the deer mouse in the United States – especially when exposed to their urine, droppings and saliva, according ...

Hantavirus is rare in Los Angeles County, and most cases have been linked to out-of-county exposure. Los Angeles County's last reported hantavirus-related death was in 2006.

Two separate cases of zoonotic diseases, hantavirus and rabies, were confirmed at Grand Canyon National Park. A park employee tested positive for hantavirus, while a bat found near the Colorado River ...

Hantavirus is "rare but not unusual," said the Post. Deer mice, the sole source of the virus in the area, are widespread in the Eastern Sierra region, according to county health officials.

Though countries across the globe are on high alert due to uncertainty around the coronavirus, there is no indication that the hantavirus poses a global public health threat. According to the CDC ...

People contract hantavirus from touching saliva, urine or feces from the cotton rat, deer mouse, rice rate or white-footed mouse. The CDC recommends avoiding rodents to prevent it.

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday. Hantavirus, found throughout the world, is spread by contact with rodents or their ...

Infection with hantavirus can lead to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), which causes muscle aches, fever and fatigue and—in around half of patients—headaches, chills and abdominal problems.