ANTIBIOTICS: SAVIOURS OF THE BODY

PROJECT DETAILS:
The primary investigators involved in the research of the Meningococcal Disease are Scientists, Doctors, Microbiologists and Pharmacologists from a Melbourne Institute of Medicine. The project is expected to take at least four years and requires $2 Million to assist in the research and prevention of the disease.

INTRODUCTION:
Meningococcal Disease is a harsh infectious disease that attacks either the brain and spinal tissue or poisons the blood. Either one can kill a person if the symptoms are gone unrecognised or treatment is delayed. Meningococcal can affect anyone, no matter what age, race or gender. However, young children under the age of five years and young adults between the ages of fifteen and nineteen years are more susceptible to the disease.

The importance of the research being conducted about Meningococcal Disease will hopefully shed some light on the structure, in particular the coating of the serotype B strain, the most common form of Meningoco...