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Country singer Jimmie Allen and wife Alexis say daughter Zara 'went completely blue' due to RSV
Country singer Jimmie Allen and his wife Alexis are opening about their one-year-old daughter Zara James' bout with RSV weeks after she was born in October of 2021, as she 'went completely blue' at one point.RSV, according to the CDC, is short for Respiratory syncytial virus which 'is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms' and 'can be serious, especially for infants and older adults.'The condition 'is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia (infection of the lungs) in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States,' the national health agency said. The latest: Country singer Jimmie Allen, 37, and his wife Alexis, 26, are opening about their one-year-old daughter Zara James' bout with RSV weeks after she was born in October of 2021 , as she 'went completely blue' at one pointAllen and his wife spoke with People on Wednesday as part of their involvement with Knowing RSV, an organization that aims to spread awareness and education to parents about the condition.Alexis, 26, told the outlet Zara fell ill after she and Jimmie, 37, took Zara and their older daughter Naomi, two, traveling in the weeks after her birth.