Quick Answer. One's mother's cousin is that person's first cousin once removed. A once removed relationship is one that is the same relationship but one generation apart. The child of one's cousin is also one's first cousin once removed. This is frequently confused with the term second cousins..
The germ that causes strep throat and that which causes pink eye or conjunctivitis is not the same. Pink eye is caused by a virus or bacteria. The viral kind does not respond to an antibiotic for the eye, whereas a bacterial cause does. Commonly, the bacterial kind of pink eye causes matting of the eyelids and drainage. Please see your doctor for an evaluation and proper treatment.
Bacteria 4 of 22. In common to viral pink eye, the bacteria associated with colds, ear and sinus infections, sore throats, etc., are leading causes of contracting conjunctivitis. Bacterial pink eye is more common in children than it is in adults. (Mayo Clinic.) Bacterial pink eye can also be contracted by the same types of bacteria that causes sexually transmitted diseases (STDs, also or STIs). (Kids Health Org.) Look for a green, pus-like discharge. Also very contagious.