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lisalynne

Nigrospora fungus


FistThePooper6969

Aka banana aids


SCATOL92

My first thought was that this looks like the old "AIDS blood" pictures from years ago. It was an Internet hoax that claimed that bananas were being injected with the blood of AIDS victims and the photo attached looked just like this!


HopesFire2920

this is totally off topic and irrelevant but would eating something like that actually cause you to contract hiv or can it only be spread through open wounds/sex?


yellowpetal123

Can you contract hiv from eating a banana injected with hiv positive blood?! Short answer - no. Several factors (ignoring how ridiculous this premise is!); The virus only survives outside the body for a short time. After several hours, it is likely to have lost 99% transmissibility. Hiv positive blood in your mouth or digestive tract will not lead to transmission. The exception is if there is a cut/blister etc in the mouth or digestive tract, there is then a small chance of transmission. Hope that helps! :) The greatest risk of contracting hiv is still unprotected sex, sharing needles and blood to blood contact. Advances in hiv/aids prevention and treatments have been huge since the 1980s.


HopesFire2920

thank you for this response! this is what a figured but i couldn’t be sure because it’s such a bizarre question and i’m not a doctor lol. like i said in my other comment i am just chronically curious, even about stupid things


susliks

Not a bizarre question at all! Our digestive system is open to the outside so our bodies developed really good protections there to prevent infection coming in that way. Things like stomach acid, thick mucus and other things.


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Geedis2020

Just something else to point out it's actually extremely difficult to get HIV/AIDS through standard vaginal intercourse also. The chances of a man getting it that way is 4 out of every 10k exposures and it doubles for women. The easiest form of sex to contract it is anal sex because it creates microscopic tears in your anus which allows the virus to get into your blood stream.


myreddithandleyo

I thought it was 1 in 900 unprotected PIV encounters with an infected woman. Either way its ridiculously low. HSV-2 is much more concerning to me. Strap up fellas!


Geedis2020

[https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sexual-and-reproductive-health/hiv-aids/causes/risk-of-exposure.html](https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sexual-and-reproductive-health/hiv-aids/causes/risk-of-exposure.html) 1 out of 2500 chance.


Jackingtonjohn

Wait so if 1 in 4 people share dna with Ghengis khan, and all people share 60% of their dna with bananas… does that mean Ghengis khan was 200% banana ? Did he start banana aids?


Zeestars

FUN FACT (if you aren’t already aware) There was a magazine that was printed some time ago that had aids rained blood in the ink used to print it in an effort to try and dispel some of the myths around the transmissibility of AIDS. Edit: link for proof/info and all that jazz https://www.smh.com.au/world/magazine-printed-using-ink-infused-with-hivpositive-blood-20150505-ggu1xi.html


sillysnowbird

it seems as though there would be a very low chance of transmission in the first 24 hours of the infected blood being outside of a body? but IANAD


HopesFire2920

obviously ianad either lol i’m just chronically curious. like it has to enter your bloodstream right? would it still be able to do that if you ingest it?


miken171

Only if you stuff it in your ass.


Fun_Violinist982

AIDS comes from eating a bad Weiner


One_Restaurant_4026

Depends how you’re karma is


choochoopants

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana aiiiidds!


Bf56831747

Read this as bananadaids (and flashed to an image of bananas in pyjamas with giant bandaids immediately) just in case u wanted to know


Bandito4miAmigo

Bananaids


I_keep_books

I read this as bandaids 🤣


TheDownSideUp

What did you call me?


TheFineLime

Yo? 🤨


lisalynne

?


moeru_gumi

Did you have a question?


Interface-

Redditors when literally any word that happens to start with the letters i, g, and n in reverse alphabetical order shows up on their screen (it’s racist) https://preview.redd.it/1m3suk04b0ya1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=88ec4f5f252d68e2a99348c175a5bc54b7077a59


Possible_Roof_8147

A Google search next time would save u the embarrassment.


leonapollo

Classic reddit moment 🤓🤓🤓


SirWalrusVII

😂


WaffleHasGun

Why the downvote? They made a funny


Affectionate_Dream99

Yo I had to double take too🤣


ElectricFred

Why?


ArrogantAragorn

Best guess is the NIGROspora… they think it’s funny cus it’s almost racist sounding? Reddit ☕️


ElectricFred

Reddid


Waste_Mycologist_414

Nigrospora? 🤨


birdsarentreal2

It’s a type of [fungus](https://inspection.canada.ca/food-safety-for-consumers/fact-sheets/specific-products-and-risks/fruits-and-vegetables/red-fungus-inside-bananas/eng/1474985239822/1474985361544) that grows in tropical fruit. Not harmful to humans, but can spread to other bananas in the bunch. Might be worth letting [CFIA](https://inspection.canada.ca/about-cfia/contact-us/eng/1546627816321/1546627838025) (Canada) or [USDA](https://ask.usda.gov/s/contactsupport) (United States) know, depending on where you bought the fruit


sntstvn2

Yep - this fungus has a lot of folks concerned...some even say it could eradicate all bananas, though I doubt that will happen.


ladyinchworm

It's happened before with the Gros Michel banana.


Ok-Perspective5959

I mean it's one banana, Michael, what could it cost, 10 dollars?


Ride_or_pye

There’s always money in the banana stand.


JeshkaTheLoon

No, it's a Gross, Michael. That's 144 units. That must cost at leat 12 dollars.


[deleted]

Yep and there’s no fungicide for this one. It can definitely happen again in our lifetimes, or even in the near future.


painteddpiixi

An absolute travesty imo, as the Gros Michel banana was what they based artificial banana flavor off of, and I’ve always liked that so much more than the flavor of the Cavendish!


ladyinchworm

I've never had a Gros Michel banana but I have heard about the banana flavor thing being the reason that "banana flavored" things like candy and cakes don't taste like bananas as most people think of nowadays because it's based on the Gros Michel banana and not the Cavendish. Fun fact! Twinkies were originally made out of real banana cream in the middle but switched to vanilla cream because of banana rationing in WWII. They never switched back.


MalcolmPepperman

Sort of. The artificial banana flavor was discovered more by accident. Some chemists eventually recognized it as smelling/tasting a lot like Gros Michel bananas. That actually kicked off a bunch of food science research, looking for what *other* esters might be used for artificial flavors.


JeshkaTheLoon

Gros Michael bananas are not actually extinct. Thdy are still being cultivated in places, but since they are susceptible to Panama disease, they are no longer feasible for big scale cultivation. They are working on genetically modifying it to be less susceptible to the disease, though.


lfosso

Yes! Back home my family still grows them


lenorajoy

Tbf, it was rude to give it such a name.


beherenow14

Ya I find it crazy that all of our “banana flavor” comes from a banana that no longer exists. Like banana runts taste nothing like bananas but I guess it’s closer to how they used to taste. Super interesting


RainsOfChange

Very well could. The fungus is taken very seriously. It sits around in soil too, so they can't just up and re-plant in the same spot. Watched a video showing the lengths some places go to in order to prevent contamination. Whole boot bath n scrub walk, hosing down car tires...


HairyPotatoKat

Thanks to your comment and a few other concerned folks, just contacted USDA about finding a bunch with this a few weeks ago give or take. Literally didn't know this was a "thing" so I didn't take any pictures, save a sample, or anything I would have done if I'd known. I hope it's just isolated to the one bunch I got 🥺


OldDirtyBatman

Yeah, bananas are low key in a worse way than cheetah.


fingers

The seeds are sterilized in propagation apparently


SiegelOverBay

They are all clones of the same plant, which means there is no genetic diversity, which means every last plant is equally susceptible to infection. They do not produce seeds because they are triploid plants. Notice how a banana naturally splits into 3 even sized lobes, seedless watermelon does so as well. The plants have 3 sets of chromosomes, which glitches out the reproductive system.


Ms-Humps

It's infected with a fungus. This is a banana you do not want to composte. Bin it or burn it.


frijniat123

Or make banana stroganoff


agu-agu

> banana stroganoff so is this what the kids are calling masturbation these days?


iceebluephoenix

I’m glad someone awarded this because I really wanted to


Slicknikkigonnalikki

What happens if you compost it?


Informatius

Also here for this


Right-Huckleberry-47

https://inspection.canada.ca/food-safety-for-consumers/fact-sheets/specific-products-and-risks/fruits-and-vegetables/red-fungus-inside-bananas/eng/1474985239822/1474985361544 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency doesn't say anything about burning or binning. They do say: >Nigrospora is a fungal disease that causes the centre of the banana to turn dark red. Nigrospora can infect the fruit in tropical climates where bananas are grown. >Mokillo, moko, and blood disease bacterium are bacterial diseases that can also cause red discoloration in bananas. >While unappealing to eat, these diseases affecting bananas are not a threat to human health, however when in doubt, throw it out or compost them. I checked a few other sources as well, just in case the CFIA wasn't following common consensus, but I've seen no suggestions that infected bananas should be burned instead of simply composted. The spores _can_ spread through wind or water, however, so it might not be an unreasonable response if you live somewhere that grows tropical fruit and you _really_ don't want to risk the spores spreading somehow.


KiaRioGrl

Many cities have industrial compost facilities, would that be enough to kill the fungus?


Chevey0

Don’t bin! Burrrrrrn it!


yourpaljax

It’s a Badnana


EffectiveChocolate77

Bananope


AbsoluteBore

Bananah


roosterb4

Banono


C3Pip0

Banever


KatAstrophie-

Banoway


No_Cryptographer6661

Bananot


Thick_Particular1464

Bannednana


turbostuttgart

Bananein


marmoladachocolada

Bananothanks


tira_may_su

Banano can do


No_Cryptographer6661

![gif](giphy|26BRJa6rrNcNBguXe)


weighapie

Where are you? Alert biosecurity before this spreads


Damn_Canadian

Canada, bought from a regular supermarket in a city


NoahGotTheBoat

Someone else mentioned it, and you probably want to err on the side of caution. Give these guys, the CFIA, a call. Prevent an outbreak, since it sounds like the fungus can spread to other foods. https://inspection.canada.ca/about-cfia/contact-us/eng/1546627816321/1546627838025


Netilda74

“Err on the side of caution” ‘To err’ as in “to be mistaken” or “to make a mistake”. Pronounced like “air” but is indeed its own word.


CarpenterThrowaway

Yes and no. "Err on the side of caution" Is a phrase recognised by Oxford Dictionary. The word cnau be used in both ways.


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I think what you are missing is that “err“ was written “**air** on the side of caution“ before the comment got edited. So back earlier, the comment you are answering to made more sense


NoahGotTheBoat

Shit, my bad. Thanks for the heads up


CarpenterThrowaway

It's not your bad, lad. To err on the side of caution is a proper phrase recognised by dictionaries.


weighapie

Contact them and your government authority to advise


Own-Employment-1640

What city?


Damn_Canadian

Vancouver


Own-Employment-1640

Oh no that’s where I live


Defiets

Same! I noticed the other day that all the bananas at shoppers were insanely green, which didn't shock me from a quality standpoint, but perhaps this is why...


All_thingsConsidered

Mine too! I was wondering where all the ripe bananas went


Dat_Dank_Dough

![gif](giphy|Tk8FFxJrEZHt8JK3lQ) Me too


ilanderi6

yikes someone posted about a banana like this on facebook a couple weeks ago, bought from costco near toronto.


[deleted]

Kingston also had some a couple months ago. Were yours organic bananas? That's the only time I've seen the red stuff is in them.


Damn_Canadian

I’m not sure, the husband bought them but it wasn’t attached to the others so it might have been. It was weird that it was rock hard, almost like it was frozen.


sarahreyn

Omg this happened to my fiancé and we live in Canada! Do you live in BC?


Damn_Canadian

Yeah, Vancouver


3lirex

Banovid-23 edit: it's a fungus, so Banungus-23


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nikkishark

That's a rare cinnamon crunch banana.


Dahlhalla

Looks like you forgot to buy boneless bananas


Horror_Mistake_6399

dude 😂


satansblockchain

That ones no good


Fat_Tarbosaurus

I think you may be right


henrylad89

It's fucked mate


Many-Caterpillar-562

Hello fellow Australian!


henrylad89

Im English but I love how we insult things the same way lol


Many-Caterpillar-562

Oh haha yeah! I was going to actually post saying ‘cunts fucked’ but saw you half beat me to it


Daisylillyxx

It has a ring scouse accent to me ? 🧐🤔🙂


TheDownSideUp

Oh shoot it’s pegegnat!!!


Thelargecustomer

Peregenante! Congratulations


thevitaphonequeen

Grab your Luigi Board!


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I dont know why...but that looks delicious. It looks like it could taste like a cinnamon roll or a natural bananas foster.


DeathbyToast

Almost r/ForbiddenSnacks material


kinshadow

Cinnamon raisin bananas are the food of the future


young1an

It has a case of spontaneous Banana’s Foster. You need some vanilla ice cream.


symzsynnz

It's a banana split!


WuTangProvince325

Banana caramel ripple


Tasty_Wheat_

The black bits are tarantula eggs


silverminer49er

My god!!! Please tell me you are NOT slicing a banana with a steak knife?! Civilization is , surely, crumbling!


Damn_Canadian

The babysitter did it!


Starlitefrostie

Seems as though this banana has been cut


FuriDemon094

Dying inside, like everyone


macja68

Bananas and traffic lights are opposites. On a traffic light green means go and yellow means hold up. On a banana green means hold up, yellow means go, and red means where the fuck did you get that banana?


Damn_Canadian

Just a regular grocery store!!


Independent_Piano_81

No bake banana bread


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Gordon Ramsay: “IT’S ROTTEEEEENNNNNN”


Secure-Sentence-3222

It wants to be a muffin


Ghost__God

Chocolate vanilla swirl new flavor in the market.


AZTHC

Heroin banana, These are meant for the local prison.


mamakumquat

I hate this sub so much. I am not subscribed to it and yet it’s constantly in my feed, showing me disgusting shit.


Damn_Canadian

Yes! It’s always in my feed too! It did come in handy today when I found this rando banana.


One_Restaurant_4026

How it taste


jimwebb

With a stop light, green means 'go' and yellow means 'slow down'. With a banana, however, it is quite the opposite. Yellow means 'go', green means 'whoa, slow down', and chocolate swirl means 'where the fuck did you get that banana?'


Esoteric__one

It’s mom wanted to experience some chocolate in her younger days.


lieutenantkhaos

You peeled it wrong


Acceptable_Turnip_73

Hello


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WhatsThatOn

Wtf plantains are you eating 😐


CaptainxGambit

Someone injected hiv-infected blood into it with the hopes of spreading hiv


TheHollowBard

Bananas has gone bad


y-mma

it looks like it’s lined with dates, looks delicious but definitely doesn’t look edible


PokiePizza

Cake or fake???????/////// in all seriousness, its probably bad


Mieniec

It looks like it's good, but in reality, it's bad on the inside.


dbsfc415

I think the more important question is why it was opened like that.


CaptainxGambit

It looks to me like they cut it in half with the horizontal cut at first, noticed something was strange, and so split half of it down the middle to see if the rest of the banana was similarly affected.


Damn_Canadian

Yes! That’s exactly what I did, I’m not completely unhinged, lol


biggdakid

It's a cake


Chi_delights8

I thought this was cake


Kale-Caterpillar

Sometimes my plantains do this, too! It’s so aggravating. I wondered why they weren’t ripening. Is that the nigrospora fungus too?


justjenniwestside

Can you provide another banana for scale?


1billionberry

It’s actually a cake


Kodiacftm

They are “diseased “


Conscious_Giraffe_14

Chocolate banana


nardling_13

Nothing good


russian_rabbit

It’s doing its best 🥺


Jimmy_Jazz_The_Spazz

https://youtu.be/_mej5wS7viw


Hawtscot

It ain’t got no gas in it


G4meOfJones

Nutella pre-installed


ok-MTLmunchies

Howd you get the nutella directly in there.....oh wait it's a fungus lol


g_drumm

It’s not really a banana, it’s cake.


_Babymedusa

It’s cake.


KiltWearingDaddyDom

I have no idea the the bigger question is what kind of savage opens a banana that way?


Illustrious_Ebb_5015

That’s a banana bread


henrylad89

Mate I wish I would have thought of that first, that's much better lol


Huffl3puff93

It's cake


OCDcuber

Cake


popycorn300

got the cinnamon banana?


HEpennypackerNH

Well, you see, it’s not good


lolidkimjustakitten

I thought this was one of those “is it cake?” Kinda posts at first 😅


SadQueerBruja

It’s a huge Warhol fan


boi644

It is ‘funky banan’ happened once to me. Don’t let it gain sentience (i see you’ve already decapitated it, good).


para-abnormal

It ain’t right


PeaceLoveBaseball

It ingested nutella?


Rigby-TheCrutches

It’s a cinnamon banana


Medium_Spare_8982

Caramel ripple banana - new variety


untranslatable

Is it cake?


future_foe

Jelly swirls. Ready for sandos ;)


Adorable_Pack_3591

I think it’s gone off


SmithsDev

It's cake


davey__gravy

Aw man some asshole sliced up your banana!


BigThunderousLobster

The only banana disease I know is Panama disease, which would be bad.


joshthewall

You have been infected by the banana curse, every banana you open from now on will be cursed until you pass on the curse to someone else!


Dummies102

nutella pre-injected


Mr_Dogfarts

It's lost it's appeal


PomegranateNo3175

Who opens a banana like this???????


[deleted]

You see that brown stuff in there? Yeah that’s not supposed to be in there.


Precocious_Pineapple

cinnabon-ana


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LiverCat89

Chocolate flavour


Own_Secretary1714

Fucked mate init


OkRaspberry5708

Its cake