What is one reason why health care costs are high in the United States? How does the situation you listed lead to higher costs?

What is difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? a) an epidemic is a disease; a pandemic is a treatment.b) an epidemic is restricted to a local region; a pandemic is global.c) an epidemic has low mortality; a pandemic has higher mortality.d) an epidemic is caused by a bacterial infection; a pandemic is caused by a viral infection.