A teenage prodigy is creating a buzz in the science world after offering further proof that Aussie and Kiwi honey helps kill the deadly MRSA superbug.

Thousands die each year after exposure to the drug-resistant bacteria - with cases on both sides of the Tasman said to be on the rise.

Drug-resistant MRSA carries a toxin that can cause serious illness in healthy people, including flesh-eating pneumonia, and death.

But Melbourne high school student, Zaynab Sheriffdeen, 14, has offered new hope for a cure, with research proving that manuka honey destroys MRSA.

Through a series of tests at Victoria's Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory, Zaynab found that manuka honey mixed with a penicillin antibiotic stops MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)dead in its tracks.