As questions about hantavirus continue circulating online, KPRC 2 took some of the internet’s most common concerns to Dr. Sheldon Kaplan, who said he has worked in infectious diseases at Texas Children’s Hospital for 50 years.

Health leaders stress the risk of hantavirus to the general public remains very low, even as officials continue monitoring an outbreak linked to a cruise ship.

KPRC 2 Investigates has confirmed that the two Texas residents who were passengers on the MV Hondius ship that has been at the center of a hantavirus outbreak have been confirmed as residents in the City of Houston, according to city personnel.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) says two Texas residents who were aboard an expedition cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak are currently symptom-free and being monitored as a precaution.

Three cruise ship passengers with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands for treatment.

An autopsy has confirmed that Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.