Betsy Arakawa — the classical pianist married to Gene Hackman — died last month of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare ...

While many harmless species of mites live in our homes and on our bodies, there are a few types that could wreak havoc on your health.

Contact with rodent droppings, urine and saliva can also be a vector of disease, as can fleas, ticks or mites that fed on an ...