Fungal, Protozoan, Prion, and Other Diseases of the Nervous System

Cryptococcosis is a disease caused by fungi that can be fatal.

Sleeping sickness is caused by a protozoa transmitted by the tsetse fly.

Amoebic meningoencephalitis is an often-fatal central nervous system infection caused by Naegleria fowleri.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cows.

Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (vCJD) is a fatal neurological disorder which is caused by prions.

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is the most common persistent fatigue syndrome that affects people.