毛首鞭形线虫

毛首鞭形线虫（学名：Trichuris trichiura）是毛首线虫属的一种寄生虫，寄生于人类的大肠，引发鞭虫病。雌虫长35–50毫米，雄虫长30–45毫米。雌虫每天能产2,000–10,000枚卵，寿命约1年，卵从人体内排出后进入土壤，人食用受污染作物后将再次感染。

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Man finds extreme healing eating parasitic worms, by Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical CorrespondentDecember 9, 2010 
Potential Disease Treatment: Swallow Some Worms
Globe and Mail: Sometimes having worms is good 
BBC article mentions the Iceman had Whipworm 
Video of Live Trichuris trichiura "Whip Worm" 

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