10. Engineers who are members of the Society shall endeavor to abide by the Constitution, By-Laws and Policies of the Society, and they shall disclose knowledge of any matter involving another memberâs alleged violation of this Code of Ethics or the Societyâs Conflicts of Interest Policy in a prompt, complete and truthful manner to the chair of the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee maintains an archive of interpretations to the ASME Code of Ethics (P-15.7).
December 23, 2003 - The first case of mad cow disease in the United States is confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The infected cow is discovered on a farm in Washington State in early December. Japan, China and South Korea stop the importation of U.S. beef.
Confidence votes 30.3K. Mad cow disease is scientifically known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE for short. BSE is caused by a mis-folded protein in the brain and spinal cord of cattle, so it is actually none of the above (virus, bacteria or protist).Prions are a novel form of disease infection distinct from the traditional three infectious routes identified in the early 1900s.he disease was given â¦ the formal name of bovine spongiform encephalopathy based on the microscopic signs of the disease in the brain and is often called BSE for short. BSE is caused by a prion, a mis-folded protein in the brains of cattle, so it is not caused by a protist.