Hi,
Although the practice of visiting and taking care of contagious people is much romanticized, from a halachic perspective it is problematic. Is one permitted, let alone encouraged, to endanger himself in order to save the lives of others?
The general consensus seems to be that one may harm himself in order to save the life of another, but one must not guarantee his own death in order to do so.
The application of this principle to visiting ill people in specific circumstances has been much-debated over the ages, and in any particular situation a halachic authority must be consulted.
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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