If you have a link where the CDC acknowledges its existence I will accept it, but the ONLY research I have found on ropeworm comes from those two russian doctors and naturopaths with no peer reviews, verifiable certification, or listed methodology. The explanation of intestinal lining makes perfect sense, especially considering the fact that treatment for it typically involves doses of cloves, oregano, castor oil, and garlic so high that you are GOING to lose bits of your intestinal lining anyway. These are caustic substances that I see a lot of people on here using recklessly just because they happen to be natural