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One of 5 New Hampshire teens hospitalized with symptoms of bacterial meningitis dies.

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| December 28, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: Christine Van Dusen

One of five teenagers hospitalized with symptoms of bacterial meningitis has died of the disease, and another was in critical condition Sunday.

Meningitis, which causes the brain to swell, can be spread by fairly intimate contact, such as kissing or sharing water bottles or cigarettes. State health officials say two of the hospitalized teens are classmates, and likely spread the disease to one another, but they had found no clear links among the others.

Rachel Perry, 18, died Saturday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized since Christmas, her mother, Susan…

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