Question

the suits were orange hazmat suits, designed for field use with airborne biological agents, and they were the same type of suit that had been used at kitum cave - in fact, some of them had come back from africa in gene johnsons trunks. the suit has a clear, soft plastic bubble for a helmet. the suit is pressurized. air pressure is supplied by an electric motor that sucks air from the outside and passes it through virus filters and then injects it into the suit. this keeps the suit under positive pressure, so that any airborne virus particles will have a hard time flowing into it. - the hot zone, richard preston. read the passage. then use the drop - down menus answer the questions. what is the central idea of the passage? suits protect the body from the hot agent. which detail supports the central idea? the suit protects against virus particles. the suit was designed for field use. the suit uses electricity and air pressure.

Explanation:

The passage focuses on how the suits protect against airborne biological agents like virus particles. The detail about protection against virus particles directly supports the central idea of the suit's protective function.

Answer:

What is the central idea of the passage? Suits protect the body from the hot agent.
Which detail supports the central idea? The suit protects against virus particles.