State whether the following statement is true or false:
Syphilis and $AIDS$ are transmitted by casual physical contacts.

(FALSE) The statement is False.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection $(STI)$ caused by the bacterium $Treponema \, pallidum$, and $AIDS$ is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus $(HIV)$.
These diseases are not transmitted through casual physical contact such as shaking hands, hugging, or sharing food. They are primarily transmitted through sexual contact, exchange of infected blood, or from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.