I was following the ghastly story about American actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. She apparently died of hantavirus – a mouse-spread disease. Are there a lot of diseases that can be spread by mice and rats? I am scared because there are rats in my garden and home.

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead, along with their pet dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico in February 2025, sparking intense online speculation about the cause of death.

Weeks after two-time Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in mysterious circumstances, it has been revealed that the latter died from a rare serious viral disease called Hantavirus.