<a href=https://explorable.com/cause-and-effect>Establishing Cause and Effect</a>. Cause and effect is one of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in science and is often misused by lawyers, the media, politicians and even scientists themselves, in an attempt to add legitimacy to research.
You can't catch cancer from anyone, in any way. Cancer is not contagious. You can't catch HIV/AIDS just by touching somebody. The AIDS virus is not found in sweat. Yes, you can catch a cold, or the flu by shaking hands with someone if you then put your hands on/near a mucous membrane (eyes, nose, mouth).
Publish Date: 4/30/2015. If you notice your hands are shaky when pouring a cup of coffee, holding a bridge hand or combing your hair, you may leap to the conclusion you are in the early stages of Parkinson disease. But actually, essential tremor is the most common form of abnormal trembling -- primarily of the hands.