Another deadly pandemic reached central Virginia 102 years ago this fall. The virus that became known as the “Spanish flu” forced schools and churches to close, and overwhelmed Charlottesville’s largest hospital in 1918. "Within a week to 10 days, the death certificates just pick up and pick up and pick up. These were children, teenagers, adults and others all dying,” University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher Addeane Caelleigh said.