In the Latin Catholic Church, would clerics administer the last rites if the sick person's illness is contagious and deadly?

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                          In the Latin Catholic Church, would clerics administer the last rites if the sick person's illness is contagious and deadly?

Diseases can be deadly and can spread by water, air, and/or bodily fluids. How would the last rites be modified to allow them to be performed while keeping the clerics safe from disease?

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Aug 22, 2015, 11:51 PM
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In the Latin Catholic Church, would clerics administer the last rites if the sick person's illness is contagious and deadly?

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