Lyme disease is genetic.
Lyme disease , also known as Lyme borreliosis , is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Borrelia type . If the removed tick was full of blood , a single dose of doxycycline may be used to prevent development of infection , but is not generally recommended since development of infection is rare . Some healthcare providers claim that it is due to ongoing infection ; however , this is not believed to be true .