Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakwa passed away from a rare virus, shocking autopsy results revealed.
Sources from local media outlets spoke about how he died from a lung infection that arose from the virus that was spread from rats. The latest twist in the case has left the world stunned.
Medical investigators from New Mexico shared during the press conference on Friday that Arakwa was infected with the hantavirus that caused the deadly buildup of fluid in her lungs called HPS.
HPS is considered to be very rare in America, with only one or two individuals dying each year, and there were only 1000 cases in the past two to three decades.
HPS is so rare and that is why fans are wondering how exactly she may have been infected. The disease mostly affects hikers, farmers, and campers.
The virus is usually spread via inhalation of airborne particles featuring the virus that’s usually found in the urine, saliva, and droppings of the infected rat.
The police did share how Hackman died from cardiovascular disease and an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s disease.point 355 |
He was living with his dead wife for nearly one week, and it’s likely that due to his medical condition, he was unaware that she was dead, the medical examiner leading the investigation shared during a recent press conference.point 194 | 1
While no infected rat droppings were found inside her bedroom, they were seen outside in the garage at the couple’s $3M mansion in Santa Fe.
The scenes from her bathroom showed a grim tale of her decline with a bottle of thyroid medication pills scattered around her.