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.
Some other more non-specific signs and symptoms of strep throat which can also be seen in strep throat due to other causes are: 1  sudden onset of sore throat, 2  headache, 3  odynophagia (painful swallowing), 4  nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, 5  red, swollen soft palate (uvula), and/or. 6  rash (diffuse red patchy rash).