1 Children gain on average between 30-40 pounds (13.5-18.0 kilograms) between age 11-14. 2  A child can gain 20 pounds (9 kilograms) or more in one year. 3  Girls gain weight first as a layer of fat all over the body and then more around breast, hip and thighs.s an adolescentâs growth velocity (speed) increases, they physically begin to thin out and the weight gain is adjusted on their bodies. Statistics on teenage height growth patterns: 1  The beginning of growth velocity is approximately 9 years old for girls and 11 years old for boys. 2  The growth spurt lasts 2-3 years.
If a person's immune system becomes unable to prevent the bacteria from growing, the TB becomes active. Of people who have latent TB, 5% to 10% (1 to 2 people out of 20) will develop active TB at some point in their lives. 1
tuberculosis tb is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis the bacteria usually cause an infection in the lungs but it can affect other parts of the body such as the kidney spine and brain if not treated properly tb can be fatalhe signs or symptoms of active tb infection include cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer presence of blood or sputum in cough pain in chest loss of weight loss of energy poor appetite