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Gene Hackman's wife dies from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: What to know

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Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their Santa Fe home on Feb. 26 .

The state's chief medical investigator said Friday that Hackman died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a severe and potentially fatal infection that affects the lungs.

There have been fewer than 900 cases of hantaviruses in the United States over the past 30 years .