( ( ( ( ( ( ( Lyme Disease ) and ) ( its ( Effects ( Lyme disease ) ) ) ) ( originated ( in ( Lyme ( , Connecticut ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( it ( is ( ( an infection ) ( caused ( by ( Borrelia burgdorferi ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( a bacterium ) ( ( carried ( in ( ( the gut ) ( of ( certain ticks ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
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Lyme Disease and its Effects Lyme disease originated in Lyme, Connecticut and it is an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterium carried in the gut of certain ticks.
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Lyme disease is caused by bacteria.