Table 1.
Neuroinvasive organisms that use axoplasmic transport mechanisms to penetrate the central nervous system.19–23
| Viruses |
| Rhabdovirus |
| Rabies |
| Vesicular stomatitis virus |
| Herpes viruses |
| Herpes simplex virus |
| Human herpesvirus 6 |
| Varicella zoster virus |
| Paramyxoviruses |
| Nipah virus |
| Measles |
| Flaviviridae |
| West Nile virus |
| Dengue |
| Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) |
| Japanese encephalitis |
| Zika virus |
| Picornaviruses |
| Enterovirus 71 |
| Polio virus |
| Coxsackievirus A16 |
| Enterovirus 68 |
| Human parechovirus type 3 |
| Adenovirus |
| Togaviruses |
| Chikungunya virus |
| Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses |
| Influenza A virus |
| Subtype H5N1 |
| La Crosse virus |
| HTLV-1 |
| Coronaviruses |
| SARS-CoV-2 |
| SARS-CoV |
| HCoV-OC43 |
| Bacteria |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei |
| Listeria monocytogenes |
| Borrelia burgdorferi |
| Amebae |
| Naegleria fowleri |
| Balamuthia mandrillaris |
| Yeasts and fungi |
| Mucor |
| Prions |