No. Tsutsugamushi is transmitted through the bite of chigger mite larvae with rodents as the main source of infection; human-to-human transmission of tsutsugamushi does not occur.
When a person is infected with scrub typhus, although rickettsiae are present in the body and associated toxins are present in the body, the patient is hardly a source of infection and will not infect family members.
However, it is recommended that the patient gets adequate rest and receives treatment after contracting the disease. Patients are not advised to have intercourse during the acute phase of the disease and the recovery period can be advised by the treating doctor after assessing the patient’s condition and depending on the patient’s physical condition.